Meaning of oecist | Babel Free

Definitions

A founder of a colony.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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