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Phanariot

noun
Pha·​nar·​i·​ot
variants: or Fanariot \ fəˈna(a)rēət , -​ēˌät \
plural -s

Definition of Phanariot

: one of the Greeks of Constantinople who became powerful in clerical and other offices under Turkish patronage

History and Etymology for Phanariot

New Greek phanariōtēs, literally, inhabitant of the Fanar, from Phanari Fanar, chief Greek quarter in Constantinople under the Turks + Greek -ōtēs -ote

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