Definitions for Perioeci

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Perioeci Per·i·oe·ci

Spelling: [per-ee-ee-sahy]

IPA: /ˌpɛr iˈi saɪ/

Perioeci is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 149 anagrams from letters in Perioeci (ceeiiopr).

Definitions for Perioeci

plural noun

1. the inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture. Compare Helot (def 1), Spartiate.

Origin of Perioeci

1585-95; Medieval Latin perioecī Greek períoikoi countryside dwellers, noun use of plural of períoikos neighboring, equivalent to peri- peri- + -oikos, adj. derivativ

Examples for Perioeci

Besides the Helots, the Spartans exercised an authority over the intermediate class called the Perioeci.

The provinces under Spartan rule were divided into thirty thousand parts, a part for each Perioeci family.

They had much the same position as the Perioeci in ancient Sparta.

The whole number taken, whether true-born Spartans or Perioeci, amounted to more than one hundred.