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ephor
eph·or [ é fàwr, éffər ] (plural eph·ors or eph·o·ri [ éffə r ])


noun 
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Dorian magistrate: in ancient Greece, each of five magistrates elected in some Dorian states, especially Sparta, to supervise the king
[Late 16th century. Directly or via Latin< Greek ephoros "overseer" < horan "to see"]

eph·or·al adjective
eph·or·ate [ éffə ràyt, éffərət ] noun
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