ephor

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: eph=or

CIDE DICTIONARY

ephor, n. [L. ephorus, Gr. , fr. to oversee; + to see: cf. F. éphore.].

 A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over the king.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ephor, n. Gk Hist. any of five senior magistrates in ancient Sparta.

Derivative

ephorate n.

Etymology

Gk ephoros overseer (as EPI-, horao see)

ROGET THESAURUS

ephor

Judge

N judge, justice, justiciar, justiciary, chancellor, justice of assize, judge of assize, recorder, common sergeant, puisne judge, assistant judge, county court judge, conservator of the peace, justice of the peace, J, P, court, magistrate, police magistrate, beak, his worship, his honor, his lordship, jury, twelve men in a box, Lord Chancellor, Lord Justice, Master of the Rolls, Vice Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Chief Baron, Mr, Justice, Associate Justice, Chief Justice, Baron, Baron of the Exchequer, jurat, assessor, arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee, referendary, revising barrister, domesman, censor, barmaster, ephor, grand juror, grand juryman, juryman, talesman, archon, tribune, praetor, syndic, podesta, mollah, ulema, mufti, cadi, kadi, Rhadamanthus, litigant, judicial, a Daniel come to judgment.