Pentecoster
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pentecoster is a noun meaning An officer who commands fifty men, particularly (historical) in the Spartan army.
Meaning
An officer who commands fifty men, particularly (historical) in the Spartan army.
Example Sentences
...they would have the command of the pentecoster, penteconter, or pentecoptater (for thus variously the title is written).
Word Forms
- pentecosters
Synonyms for pentecoster
Depending on context, synonyms include quinquagenarian, quinquagenary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decener, vicenary, centurion, decurion, doyen, praetor.
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