释义 |
pha·nar·i·ot noun or fa·nar·i·ot \fəˈna(a)rēət, -ēˌät\ (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Greek phanariōtēs, literally, inhabitant of the Fanar, from Phanari Fanar, chief Greek quarter in Constantinople under the Turks + Greek -ōtēs -ote : one of the Greeks of Constantinople who became powerful in clerical and other offices under Turkish patronage |