Ephor
EPH'OR, noun [Gr. to inspect.]
In ancient Sparta, a magistrate chosen by the people. The ephors were five, and they were intended as a check on the regal power, or according to some writers, on the senate.
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EPH'OR, noun [Gr. to inspect.]
In ancient Sparta, a magistrate chosen by the people. The ephors were five, and they were intended as a check on the regal power, or according to some writers, on the senate.