Ephori

Japanese: ephoroi
Ephori

In the Spartan Empire, the king was elected by five men each year from among the nobles to exercise the power of the king, and the name of the chief of the five, the ephor, was used to name the year.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ephoroi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ドリス人のポリス,とくにスパルタにおける重要な役人をいい,〈監督官〉と訳す。複数形はエフォロイephoroi。スパルタでは,おそらく第1次メッセニア戦争中に設けられ,毎年5人が貴族の中から選ばれて,王権を制約する役に任じ,5人中の筆頭エフォロスの名をもって,その年を呼んだ。…

※「ephoroi」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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