harmost
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁρμοστής (harmostḗs). See harmony.
Noun
harmost (plural harmosts)
- (historical) A governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the cities they subjugated.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for harmost in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)