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harmost

[ hahr-most ]

/ ˈhɑr mɒst /

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noun

a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.

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Origin of harmost

1765–75; <Greek harmostḗs, derivative of harmózein to regulate, govern, join

Words nearby harmost

harmonium, harmonization, harmonize, harmonizer, harmony, harmost, harmotome, harm's way, Harmsworth, Harnack, harness

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How to use harmost in a sentence

From the moment she turned to the window at Monsieur Harmost's, she had determined to go to her father's.
Beyond|John Galsworthy
And Monsieur Harmost, whose exterior covered much sensibility, stroked her hand.
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She found Monsieur Harmost fidgeting up and down the room, whose opened windows could not rid it of the smell of latakia.
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When she had finished, Monsieur Harmost, bending forward, lifted one of her hands and put his lips to it.
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Fiorsen ran forward, stretching out his arms toward Monsieur Harmost, as if to take him by the throat.
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