caddichus
Meanings
noun
- In ancient Sparta, a deep basin used in a form of voting or election, particularly for membership in common messes (syssitia).
- A person rejected from membership in a Spartan common mess through the voting process that used such a basin.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάδδιχος (káddikhos, “a vessel used in voting”). Mentioned in Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus, describing Ancient Spartan customs.
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