oecist

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰκιστής (oikistḗs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːsɪst/, /ˈiːkɪst/

Noun

oecist (plural oecists)

  1. (Ancient Greece) A founder of a colony.
    • 1970, Molly Miller, The Sicilian Colony Dates, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 46:
      Euarchos of Katane has no patronymic or pedigree, nor, though oecist of a secondary colony, is he associated with an oecist from the original metropolis, Chalkis.
    • 1992, Shlomo Berger, Revolution and Society in Greek Sicily and Southern Italy, Franz Steiner Verlag, →ISBN, page 63:
      The most important local cult was the cult of the founder (oecist), which was connected to the historical event of the city's foundation in a given year.

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