synclite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
  2. A senate (in the context of the Byzantine Empire, or one of the states in its sphere of influence which adopted similar institutions).

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪŋ.klaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-synclite.wav

Word forms

synclite synclites

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos). By surface analysis, syn- (“with, together”) + Byzantine Greek κλητός (klētós, “called”).

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