patronomate
/pəˈtrɒnəmeɪt/Ancient Greek History rare
noun
The office or position of patronomos, a member of the council set up by Cleomenes III (227 b.c.) to reform the polity of Hellenistic Sparta.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Year's Work Classical Studies. From Hellenistic Greek πατρονόμος, the title of certain magistrates at Sparta + -ate.
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