archisynagogue/ˌɑːkɪˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/EtymologyLearned borrowing from Latin archisynagōgus. By surface analysis, archi- + synagogue.nounThe head of a synagogue.“Only one rabbi of Phrygian origin mentioned in a Palestinian inscription is called an archisynagogue, and only indirect evidence for the possibility of rabbinic chazanim exists.”