HYSTEROPOTMOI
\hˈɪstəɹˌɒpətmˌɔ͡ɪ], \hˈɪstəɹˌɒpətmˌɔɪ], \h_ˈɪ_s_t_ə_ɹ_ˌɒ_p_ə_t_m_ˌɔɪ]\
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Those who, having been thought dead, had, after a long absencein foreign countries, returned safely home; or those who, having been thoughtdead in battle, had afterwards unexpectedly escaped from their enemies and returnedhome. These, among the Romans, were not permitted to enter their own houses at thedoor, but were received at a passage opened in the roof. Enc. Lond.
By Henry Campbell Black
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