Phanariote

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of Phanar, the historically Greek district of Constantinople; hence, a member of the Greek official class in the Ottoman Empire. historical

    "For a little over a hundred years, from 1711 until the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821, with only brief interruptions during times of war, Moldavia and Wallachia would be ruled by a succession of Phanariot princes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to these people or to the Phanar. not-comparable

Example

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"For a little over a hundred years, from 1711 until the outbreak of the Greek Revolution in 1821, with only brief interruptions during times of war, Moldavia and Wallachia would be ruled by a succession of Phanariot princes."

Etymology

From Greek Φαναριώτης (Fanariótis).

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