Meaning Of The Word Ephor
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Ephor Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Ephor?
ephor in American English
in ancient Sparta, any of a body of five magistrates annually elected by the people of Sparta noun: one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people ephor in British English noun: (in ancient Greece) one of a board of senior magistrates in any of several Dorian states, esp the five Spartan ephors, who were elected by vote of all full citizens and who wielded effective power |
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