pentecoster

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noun

An officer who commands fifty men, particularly (historical) in the Spartan army.

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OriginAncient Greek πεντηκοστήρ →
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Meanings

nounpentecoster (plural pentecosters)

plural pentecosters

  1. An officer who commands fifty men, particularly (historical) in the Spartan army.

    ...they would have the command of the pentecoster, penteconter, or pentecoptater (for thus variously the title is written)...

    1784-1810, William Mitford, The History of Greece

    Synonyms: quinquagenarian, quinquagenary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn officer who commands fifty men, particularly (historical) in the Spartan army.

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quinquagenarianquinquagenary
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quinquagenarianquinquagenary

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπεντηκοστήρ
  2. Englishpentecoster

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστήρ (pentēkostḗr), from πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús, “pentekostys”), from πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, “fiftieth”).

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APA

pentecoster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentecoster

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“pentecoster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentecoster. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentecoster,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentecoster.

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