Spartiate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Spartiate
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Spartiātēs < Doric Greek Spartiā́tēs, equivalent to Spartiā́ ( s ) of Sparta + -tēs personal noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Each Spartiate remained in the army reserve until the age of sixty, when he could finally retire from military service and became eligible for election to the Council of Elders.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
When a Spartiate man reached the age of thirty, he could marry, vote in the Assembly, and serve as a judge.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Vanguard anchored the first on the outer side of the enemy; and was opposed, within half pistol-shot, to Le Spartiate, the third in the enemy's line.
From The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Volume 1 by Harrison, James
The Spanish ship that had followed the "Intrépide" into action, the 80-gun "Neptuno," had shortly before been forced to strike to the "Minotaur" and the "Spartiate," another of the prizes of Aboukir Bay.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
Nelson's own ship, the Vanguard, was the first to anchor within half-pistol-shot of the third French ship, the Spartiate.
From A Book of Golden Deeds by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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