单词 | Perioeci |
释义 | Perioeci —perioecic, perioecid, adj. /per'ee ee"suy/, n.pl., sing. Perioecus /-keuhs/. the 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. [1585-95; < ML perioeci < Gk períoikoi countryside dwellers, n. use of pl. of PERÍOIKOS neighboring, equiv. to peri- PERI- + -oikos, adj. deriv. of oîkos house] |
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