Dracon

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Dracon

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Δρᾰ́κων (Drắkōn). Doublet of Draco, dracone, dragon, dragoon, and drake.

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alternative Alternative form of Draco (“Athenian lawgiver”). The archaic law of Dracon which dealt with unintentional homicide, passed over a century before Cleisthenes, but reaffirmed in 409 as the law of the state, appoints that if the dead man has no close relatives ten members of his phratry shall settle with the killer.

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"Dracon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dracon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dracon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dracon

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"Dracon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dracon.

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@misc{dracon_2026,
  title = {Dracon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dracon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}