Phanariot
noun
Pha·nar·i·ot
variants or Fanariot
fəˈna(a)rēət,
-ēˌät
plural -s
: one of the Greeks of Constantinople who became powerful in clerical and other offices under Turkish patronage
Word History
Etymology
New Greek phanariōtēs, literally, inhabitant of the Fanar, from Phanari Fanar, chief Greek quarter in Constantinople under the Turks + Greek -ōtēs -ote