( n. )
A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.
( n. )
A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012