Thes'mo·thete noun [ Greek ...; ... that which is established, a law (fr. ... to set) + ... a giver (also from ...).] (Gr. Antiq.) A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at Athens. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/43
thesmothete, Thesmothete A law-maker; a law-giver. A thesmothete was a legislator, originally any of the six inferior archons [chief magistrates] in ancient Athens. The Oxford English Dictionary defines thesmothete as: 'Each of the six inferior archons in ancient Athens, who were judges and law-givers; hence, one who lays down the law' and a thesm... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2132/2