Spartiate

[ spahr-tee-eyt, -shee- ]

/ ˈspɑr tiˌeɪt, -ʃi- /

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noun

a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen.Compare Helot (def. 1), Perioeci.

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Origin of Spartiate

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin Spartiātēs<Doric Greek Spartiā́tēs, equivalent to Spartiā́(s) of Sparta + -tēs personal noun suffix

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 Griffith
Nelson'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. Yonge
They labored for a Spartiate proprietor who took from them the greater part of the harvest.
History Of Ancient Civilization|Charles Seignobos
A Spartiate poet compares the Helots to "loaded asses stumbling under their burdens and the blows inflicted."
History Of Ancient Civilization|Charles Seignobos

In 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