Meaning Of The Word Ephor

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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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