Eph″or (?), n.; pl.Ephors (#), L. Ephori (#). [L. ephorus, Gr. �, fr. � to oversee; � + � to see: cf. F. éphore.] (Gr. Antiq.) A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over the king.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.