the chief official of a division, of the citizens
the chief official of a division (ναυκραρία) of the citizens for financial and administrative purposes, Lex Solonis ap. Arist. Ath. 8.3, etc.; οἱ πρυτάνιες τῶν ν. Hdt. 5.71; [Κλεισθένης] κατέστησε δημάρχους τὴν αὐτὴν ἔχοντας ἐπιμέλειαν τοῖς πρότερον ν. Arist. Ath. 21.5; cf. ναύκληρος II.2, ναύκλαρος. (-κραρος prob. = ‘chief’, cf. pr. n. [Λ]ακραρίδας IG 7.1931: from -κρᾱσρος, cf. κάρα.)