pentecoster
The English word “pentecoster” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- An officer who commands fifty men, particularly (historical) in the Spartan army.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντηκοστήρ (pentēkostḗr), from πεντηκοστύς (pentēkostús, “pentekostys”), from πεντηκοστός (pentēkostós, “fiftieth”).
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