oecist
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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/ˈiːsɪst/
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/ˈiːsɪst/ · /ˈiːkɪst/
Definition of oecist
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A founder of a colony.
“Euarchos of Katane has no patronymic or pedigree, nor, though oecist of a secondary colony, is he associated with an oecist from the original metropolis, Chalkis.”
“The most important local cult was the cult of the founder (oecist), which was connected to the historical event of the city's foundation in a given year.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek οἰκιστής (oikistḗs).
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