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noun
In ancient Sparta, a deep basin used in a form of voting or election, particularly for membership in common messes (syssitia).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A person rejected from membership in a Spartan common mess through the voting process that used such a basin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, historical
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History
From Ancient Greek κάδδιχος (káddikhos, “a vessel used in voting”). Mentioned in Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus, describing Ancient Spartan customs.
