ˈefər, ˈeˌfȯ(ə)r, ˈēˌfȯ- noun
( plural ephors -rz ; also epho·ri ˈefəˌrī)
Etymology: Latin ephorus, from Greek ephoros, from ephoran to oversee, from epi- + horan to see — more at wary
1. : a magistrate in various ancient Dorian states ; especially : one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the Spartans to exercise a controlling power over the king
2. : a government official in modern Greece : overseer