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ephorEPH'OR, n. [Gr. to inspect.] In ancient Sparta, a magistrate chosen by the people. The ephors were five, and they were intended as a check on the regal power, or according to some writers, on the senate. |
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ephorEPH'OR, n. [Gr. to inspect.] In ancient Sparta, a magistrate chosen by the people. The ephors were five, and they were intended as a check on the regal power, or according to some writers, on the senate. |