Anax

Anax (Greek: ἄναξ; from earlier ϝάναξ, wánax) is an ancient Greek word for "(tribal) king, lord, (military) leader". It is one of the two Greek titles traditionally translated as "king", the other being basileus. Anax is the more archaic term of the two, inherited from the Mycenaean period, and is notably used in Homeric Greek, e.g. of Agamemnon. The feminine form is anassa, "queen" (ἄνασσα, ánassa; from wánassa, itself from *wánakt-ja).