synclite

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σῠ́γκλητος (súnklētos). By surface analysis, syn- (with, together) +‎ Byzantine Greek κλητός (klētós, called).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋ.klaɪt/
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Noun[edit]

synclite (plural synclites)

  1. (historical) A specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
  2. (historical) A senate (in the context of the Byzantine Empire, or one of the states in its sphere of influence which adopted similar institutions).

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