harmost

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁρμοστής (harmostḗs). See harmony.

Noun

harmost (plural harmosts)

1. (Ancient Greece) A governor or ruler appointed by the Spartans in the cities they subjugated.

Translations

Spartan office

• Greek: αρμοστής (el) m (armostís)

References

• “harmost”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.