[ef-awr, ef-er] 
[-uh-rahy] . | one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, esp. at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people. |
[ef-uh-reyt, -er-it] , eph⋅or⋅al⋅ty [ef-er-uhl-tee] , noun | eph·or (ěf'ôr', -ər) n. pl. eph·ors or eph·o·ri (-ə-rī') One of a body of five elected magistrates exercising a supervisory power over the kings of Sparta. [Latin ephorus, from Greek ephoros, from ephorān, to oversee : ep-, epi-, epi- + horān, to see; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.] eph'or·ate' (-ə-rāt', -ə-rĭt) n. |