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euergete

UK/ˈjuː.əˌdʒiːt/US/ˈju.ɚˌdʒit/

euergete noun: a benefactor.

Noun

euergete (plural euergetes)

  1. A benefactor.
    • For instance, a law from Koressos lists in detail the duties of an euergete […]1997, Pauline Schmitt Pantel, “Public Feasts in the Hellenistic Greek City: Forms and Meanings”, in Per Bilde, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, Lise Hannestad, Jan Zahle, editors, Conventional Values of the...
    • […] the euergete had available a greater variety of possibilities than was the case with many public buildings.1999, Garrett G. Fagan, Bathing in Public in the Roman World, page 175
    Synonyms:
    euergetist

Synonyms of euergete

Forms of euergete

pluraleuergetes
alternative formevergete

Origin of euergete

From Ancient Greek εὐεργέτης (euergétēs). Doublet of Euergetes. Compare aesthete, exegete or archegete.

Questions about euergete

What does euergete mean?
Euergete means a benefactor.
What part of speech is euergete?
Euergete is a noun.
How do you pronounce euergete?
Euergete is pronounced /ˈjuː.əˌdʒiːt/ (UK).
What is the plural of euergete?
The plural of euergete is euergetes.

Words near euergete in the dictionary

  1. euendolithic
  2. euendoliths
  3. euer
  4. euergesies
  5. euergesy
  6. euergete
  7. euergetes
  8. euergetic
  9. euergetism
  10. euergetisms
  11. euergetist

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