noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Damoklēs Date: 1578 a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a banquet beneath a sword hung by a single hair, Damoclean adjective
DAMOCLES
Meaning of DAMOCLES in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012