ephor
noun
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.
ephors
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pluralof ephor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash are among the singers to have been honourably discharged.According to Plutarch, the ephors sent back a message simply saying "if".
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2012
There was no wailing, no crying to the gods, no curses upon the tardy ephors at Lacedæmon who had deferred sending their whole strong levy instead of the pitiful three hundred.
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
My uncle Nicander is at present head of the board of ephors, and gladly takes my advice.”
From A Victor of Salamis by William Stearns Davis
There is no evidence for the theory that originally the ephors were market inspectors; they seem rather to have had from the outset judicial or police functions.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
Now in this respect the king was in the very same situation with the remaining magistrates, and could, as well as the others, be brought before the tribunal of the ephors.
From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller
