noun
or fa·nar·i·ot fəˈna(a)rēət, -ēˌät
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Greek phanariōtēs, literally, inhabitant of the Fanar, from Phanari Fanar, chief Greek quarter in Constantinople under the Turks + Greek -ōtēs -ote
: one of the Greeks of Constantinople who became powerful in clerical and other offices under Turkish patronage