perioecic
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perioecic — peri·oe·cic … English syllables
Perioeci — perioecic, perioecid, adj. /per ee ee suy/, n.pl., sing. Perioecus / keuhs/. the inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture. Cf. Helot (def. 1),… … Universalium
perioeci — n.pl. pl. (sing. cus) persons living in same latitude on opposite sides of earth. ♦ perioecic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
