Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Solon \So"lon\, n.
   A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence,
   a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.

Source : WordNet®

solon
     n : a man who is a respected leader in national or international
         affairs [syn: {statesman}, {national leader}]