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epistates

noun
epis·​ta·​tes | \ ə̇ˈpistəˌtēz\
plural epistatae\ -​stəˌtē , -​ˌtī \

Definition of epistates

: an administrative official in ancient Greece and the Hellenic world

History and Etymology for epistates

Greek epistatēs, from ephistanai

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