nounprōtostăsĭaPROTOSTASIA☆ KeepMeaningthe office of chief collector of taxes in theLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879PROTOSTASIALEWIS & SHORTPROTOSTASIAprōtostăsĭa, ae, f., = πρωτοστασία, I. the office of chief collector of taxes in the municipia, the chief collectorship, Cod. Th. 11, 23, 2; Cod. Just. 8, 10, 41.Read the whole entry