xenelasia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /zɛni.ləˈsi.ə/ (General-American)
- /zɛniː.ləˈsiː.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek ξενηλᾰσῐ́ᾱ (xenēlăsĭ́ā, “expulsion of foreigners”); see further at xenelasy.
Meanings
- (historical, qualifier:Ancient Greece, uncountable) Synonym of xenelasy (“the practice of expelling foreigners in Doric Crete and Lacedaemonia”).