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EPHOR
Etymology
Noun
ephor (plural ephors)
(historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
(in modern Greece) A superintendent or curator.
Anagrams
• -phore, hoper
Source: Wiktionary
Eph"or, n.; pl. Ephors, L. Ephori. Etym: [L. ephorus, Gr. Ă©phore.] (Gr. Antiq.)
Definition: A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over the king.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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