harmost
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἁρμοστής (harmostḗs). See harmony.
Noun[edit]
harmost (plural harmosts)
- (Ancient Greece) A governor or ruler appointed by the Spartans in the cities they subjugated.
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References[edit]
- “harmost”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.