Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harmost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: har-most
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A governor or ruler appointed by the Spartans in the cities they subjugated.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἁρμοστής (harmostḗs). See harmony.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἁρμοστής

Inflected Forms

harmosts (plural)

Questions

What does harmost mean?: A governor or ruler appointed by the Spartans in the cities they subjugated.
Where does harmost come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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