oecist

English

Alternative forms

• oekist, œkist, oikist

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰκιστής (oikistḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːsɪst/, /ˈiːkɪst/

Noun

oecist (plural oecists)

1. (Ancient Greece) A founder of a colony.
   • 1970, Molly Miller, The Sicilian Colony Dates, SUNY Press, →ISBN, page 46:

     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.

   • 1992, Shlomo Berger, Revolution and Society in Greek Sicily and Southern Italy, Franz Steiner Verlag, →ISBN, page 63:

     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.

Further reading

• oikistes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “oecist”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• cotise