(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:53:31

Ar`e*op"a*gus, n. [L., fr. Gr. , and , hill of Ares (Mars' Hill).]

The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal

 

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