Word: ephors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
phors
Definition: Plural of ephor. One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
Morphemes:
Affix: ephor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: over
Affix: ὁράω
Language: grc
Decoded: orao
Meaning: look
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.