Ancient Greek οἰκιστής (oikistḗs)
- IPA(key): /ˈiːsɪst/, /ˈiːkɪst/
oecist (plural oecists)
- (Ancient Greece) A founder of a colony.
1970, Molly Miller, The Sicilian Colony Dates, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 46:Euarchos of Katane has no patronymic or pedigree, nor, though oecist of a secondary colony, is he associated with an oecist from the original metropolis, Chalkis.
1992, Shlomo Berger, Revolution and Society in Greek Sicily and Southern Italy, Franz Steiner Verlag, →ISBN, page 63:The most important local cult was the cult of the founder (oecist), which was connected to the historical event of the city's foundation in a given year.