archeus Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ar*che"us noun
Etymology
LL. archus, Gr. ancient, primeval, fr. beginning. See Archi-, pref.
Definitions
  1. The vital principle or force which (according to the Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of living beings; the anima mundi or plastic power of the old philosophers. Obs. Johnson.

Webster 1913