euergesy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A good deed, an act of public benefaction by a wealthy individual.
Example Sentences
- "[...] Macedon, and that the attested proxeny and euergesy of Alexander resulted from this invaluable assistance towards the creation of the Athenian war fleet."
- "On the confirmation of proxeny to younger generations see Wilhelm, Att. Urk., IV, pp. 25–6; ibid., V, pp. 18–9, several examples are given of the practice in the 5th cent. B.C. of adducing the proxeny and euergesy of ancestors as a motive when honouring persons; [...]."
- "While the donor of a building during the High Empire sought fame and recognition by praising himself with a fairly clear and technical account of his euergesies - especially where the amount of money spent was concerned - the Late Antique inscriptions vaguely describe the building as a process."
- "I restore, therefore, a grant of proxeny only, without euergesy. Such grants (discussed by Henry, 140–141) are much more unusual than proxeny+euergesy grants."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εὐεργεσία (euergesía).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: εὐεργεσία
Inflected Forms
euergesies (plural)
evergesy (alternative)