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oecist

/ˈiːsɪst/

oecist noun: a founder of a colony.

Noun

oecist (plural oecists)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A founder of a colony.
    • Euarchos of Katane has no patronymic or pedigree, nor, though oecist of a secondary colony, is he associated with an oecist from the original metropolis, Chalkis.1970, Molly Miller, The Sicilian Colony Dates, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 46
    • The most important local cult was the cult of the founder (oecist), which was connected to the historical event of the city's foundation in a given year.1992, Shlomo Berger, Revolution and Society in Greek Sicily and Southern Italy, Franz Steiner Verlag, →ISBN, page 63

Forms of oecist

pluraloecists
alternative formoekist
alternative formœkist
alternative formoikist

Origin of oecist

From Ancient Greek οἰκιστής (oikistḗs).

Questions about oecist

What does oecist mean?
Oecist means a founder of a colony.
What part of speech is oecist?
Oecist is a noun.
How do you pronounce oecist?
Oecist is pronounced /ˈiːsɪst/.
What is the plural of oecist?
The plural of oecist is oecists.

Words near oecist in the dictionary

  1. OEC
  2. OECD
  3. oeci
  4. oecidium
  5. OECism
  6. oecist
  7. oecists
  8. oecium
  9. oecobiid
  10. oecobiids
  11. oecologic

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