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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; ME < L Spartiātēs < Doric Gk Spartitēs, equiv. to Sparti(s) of Sparta + -tēs personal n. suffix
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