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eikoste

eikoste noun: in Ancient Greece, a tax on sea trade at the rate of a twentieth (5%).

Noun

eikoste (uncountable)

  1. In Ancient Greece, a tax on sea trade at the rate of a twentieth (5%).

Origin of eikoste

From Ancient Greek εἰκοστή (eikostḗ), feminine of εἰκοστός (eikostós, “twentieth”).

Questions about eikoste

What does eikoste mean?
Eikoste means in Ancient Greece, a tax on sea trade at the rate of a twentieth (5%).
What part of speech is eikoste?
Eikoste is a noun.

Words near eikoste in the dictionary

  1. eikosane
  2. eikosioctophobia
  3. eikositriophobia
  4. eikosogram
  5. eikosograms
  6. eikoste
  7. eikosylene
  8. EIKs
  9. EIL
  10. Eilan
  11. Eiland

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