PHANARIOT


Meaning of PHANARIOT in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.