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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σῠ́γκλητος (súnklētos). By surface analysis, syn- (“with, together”) + Byzantine Greek κλητός (klētós, “called”).
Pronunciation
Noun
synclite (plural synclites)
- (historical) A specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
- (historical) A senate (in the context of the Byzantine Empire, or one of the states in its sphere of influence which adopted similar institutions).
Translations
specially summoned council in classical Greece