In ancient times, the chief officer who supervised the dining arrangements and servants at a feast or banquet.
From Greek 'architriklinos,' combining 'archi-' (chief) and 'triklinos' (dining room with three couches). The term originally referred to the master of ceremonies in Roman banquets who arranged the reclining guests and oversaw the meal service.
The architricline was essentially the ancient world's event coordinator and head waiter rolled into one—and we know this mostly from the Bible, where the architricline at the wedding feast of Cana tastes Jesus's transformed water and praises its quality!
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