Etymology

anaktoron

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Today it means: A palace that only hierophants were permitted to enter as part of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀνακτόρῐος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀνακτόρῐος“belonging to a lord”
  2. English todayanaktoron

From Ancient Greek ἀνακτόρῐος (anaktórĭos, “belonging to a lord”), from ἀνάκτωρ (anáktōr, “lord”), from ἄναξ (ánax, “lord”).

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