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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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
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
They labored for a Spartiate proprietor who took from them the greater part of the harvest.
From History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles
The Spartiate has caused us considerable uneasiness, having unfortunately got aground by bordering too near the light-house.
From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir
A vast volume of mingled smoke and flame and steam rose up, and when it rolled away, the Spartiate had almost vanished.
From The World Peril of 1910 by Griffith, George Chetwynd
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