PHANARIOT
\fˈanɑːɹˌɪət], \fˈanɑːɹˌɪət], \f_ˈa_n_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ__ə_t]\
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fa-nar'i-ot, n. one of the Greeks inhabiting the Fanar quarter of Constantinople--in Turkish history mostly diplomatists, administrators, and bankers, also hospodars of Wallachia and Moldavia.--adj. PHANAR'IOT.--Also FANAR'IOT.
By Thomas Davidson