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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Per•i•oe•ci (per′ē ē′sī),USA pronunciation n.pl., sing. -cus (-kəs).USA pronunciation - Ancient Historythe inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture. Cf. Helot (def. 1), Spartiate.
- Greek períoikoi countryside dwellers, noun, nominal use of plural of períoikos neighboring, equivalent. to peri- peri- + -oikos, adjective, adjectival derivative of oîkos house
- Medieval Latin perioecī
- 1585–95
per′i•oe′cic, per′i•oe′cid, adj. |