Lacedaemonian

American  

[las-i-di-moh-nee-uhn] / ˌlæs ɪ dɪˈmoʊ ni ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to ancient Sparta; Spartan.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta; a Spartan.

lacedaemonian British  

/ ˌlæsɪdɪˈməʊnɪən /

adjective

1. another word for Spartan

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Etymology

Origin of Lacedaemonian

First recorded in 1770–80; Lacedaemon + -ian

Example Sentences

And now a decree of the senate was brought to him, containing a denunciation of war against Nabis the Lacedaemonian.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

A. 3.—And these officials had deteriorated from the old Roman rectitude, as the Spartan harmosts deteriorated under conditions exactly similar in the days of the Lacedaemonian supremacy over Hellas.

From Early Britain—Roman Britain by Conybeare, Edward

Titus Quinctius Flamininus, having subdued Philip, king of Macedonia, and Nabis, the Lacedaemonian tyrant, and restored all Greece to freedom, triumphs for three days.

From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Livius, Titus

After a brief resistance, however, it again acknowledged the Athenian supremacy, and repelled a Lacedaemonian attack.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various

The cause will be a counterpart to the sentence of the Lacedaemonian, who was condemned for breach of the peace, by saying in three words what he might have said in two.

From Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume II by Walpole, Horace