pentecosty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A troop of fifty soldiers in the Spartan army.

Word forms

pentecosty pentecosties pentecostys

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús), from πεντήκοντα (pentḗkonta, “fifty”).

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