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ephor
[ ef-awr, ef-er ]
/ ˈɛf ɔr, ˈɛf ər /
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noun, plural eph·ors, eph·or·i [ef-uh-rahy]. /ˈɛf əˌraɪ/.
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
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Origin of ephor
1580–90; <Latin ephorus<Greek éphoros overseer, guardian, ruler (Compare ephorân to look over, equivalent to ep-ep- + horân to see, look)
OTHER WORDS FROM ephor
eph·or·al, adjectiveeph·or·ate [ef-uh-reyt, -er-it], /ˈɛf əˌreɪt, -ər ɪt/, eph·or·al·ty [ef-er-uhl-tee], /ˈɛf ər əl ti/, nounWords nearby ephor
Ephesian, Ephesians, Ephesus, ephippium, ephod, ephor, Ephraim, Ephraimite, Ephrata, epi-, epibenthos
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British Dictionary definitions for ephor
ephor
/ (ˈɛfɔː) /
noun plural -ors or -ori (-əˌraɪ)
(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
Derived forms of ephor
ephoral, adjectiveephorate, nounWord Origin for ephor
C16: from Greek ephoros, from ephoran to supervise, from epi- + horan to look
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