ephor

(ef′ôr′)

in ancient Sparta, any of a body of five magistrates annually elected by the people of Sparta

Origin: L ephorus < Gr ephoros, overseer < ephoran < epi-, over + horan, to see < IE *woros, attentive < base *wer-, to heed > warn

See ephor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. eph·ors or eph·o·ri (-ə-rīˌ)

One of a body of five elected magistrates exercising a supervisory power over the kings of Sparta.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ephorus

Origin: , from Greek ephoros

Origin: , from ephorān, to oversee

Origin: : ep-, epi-, epi-

Origin: + horān, to see; see wer-³ in Indo-European roots

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