Spartiate
[ spahr-tee-eyt, -shee- ]
noun
a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen.: Compare Helot (def. 1), Perioeci.
Origin of Spartiate
11350–1400; Middle English <Latin Spartiātēs<Doric Greek Spartiā́tēs, equivalent to Spartiā́(s) of Sparta + -tēs personal noun suffix
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How to use Spartiate in a sentence
A vast volume of mingled smoke and flame and steam rose up, and when it rolled away, the Spartiate had almost vanished.
The World Peril of 1910 | George GriffithNelson's own ship, the Vanguard, was the first to anchor within half-pistol-shot of the third French ship, the Spartiate.
A Book of Golden Deeds | Charlotte M. YongeThey labored for a Spartiate proprietor who took from them the greater part of the harvest.
History Of Ancient Civilization | Charles SeignobosA Spartiate poet compares the Helots to "loaded asses stumbling under their burdens and the blows inflicted."
History Of Ancient Civilization | Charles SeignobosIn a matter of life and death, then, it was necessary that a Spartiate be as good as ten Helots.
History Of Ancient Civilization | Charles Seignobos
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