Oecist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈiːsɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oecist is a noun meaning (Ancient Greece) A founder of a colony.
Meaning
(Ancient Greece) A founder of a colony.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- oecists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include oecus, epistates, heresiarch, stenochoria, oikos, ecumenopolitan.
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