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noun

IPA: /ˈɛfə/

Say it like: Efo-r

The correct spelling is ephor. One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.

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noun

  1. 1.One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
  2. 2.(in modern Greece) A superintendent or curator.

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