Spartiate

 [spahr-tee-eyt, -shee-]  

Spar·ti·ate

   [spahr-tee-eyt, -shee-]
noun
a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen. Compare Helot (def. 1), Perioeci.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin Spartiātēs < Doric Greek Spartiā́tēs, equivalent to Spartiā́(s) of Sparta + -tēs personal noun suffix
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