SPARTAN

I. noun Date: 15th century a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta, a person of great courage and self-discipline, ~ism noun II. adjective Date: 1561 of or relating to Sparta in ancient Greece, 2. marked by strict self-discipline or self-denial , marked by simplicity, frugality, or avoidance of luxury and comfort , laconic , undaunted by pain or danger, ~ly adverb