synclite

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σῠ́γκλητος (sŭ́nklētos). By surface analysis, syn- (“with, together”) +‎ Byzantine Greek κλητός (klētós, “called”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋ.klaɪt/

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synclite (plural synclites)

1. (historical) A specially summoned council or assembly of elders in classical Greece.
2. (historical) A senate (in the context of the Byzantine Empire, or one of the states in its sphere of influence which adopted similar institutions).