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Alastor

noun
Alas·​tor | \ ə-ˈla-stər, -ˌstȯr\
plural -s

Definition of Alastor

: any of certain avenging deities or spirits especially in Greek antiquity

First Known Use of Alastor

1603, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Alastor

Greek alastōr, from a- a- entry 2 + -lastōr (probably from lan to look); akin to Sanskrit lasati he shines

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