'Prytaneum' definitions:

Definition of 'Prytaneum'

From: GCIDE

Prytaneum \Pryt`a*ne"um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? prytanis.] (Gr. Antiq.) A public building in certain Greek cities; especially, a public hall in Athens regarded as the home of the community, in which official hospitality was extended to distinguished citizens and strangers. [1913 Webster]