Archiater

Archiater (Archiatros),

a medical title under the Roman emperors, the exact signification of which has been the subject of much discussion, but which most probably means " the chief of the physicians." The first person whom we find bearing this title is Andromachus, physician to Nero. In after times the order appears to have been divided, and we find two distinct classes of archiatri, viz., those of the palace and those of the people.