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ephor (ef′ôr′)

noun pl. ephors -·ors or ephori -·ori′ (-ō rī′)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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