Phanariot

noun

Pha·​nar·​i·​ot

variants or Fanariot

fəˈna(a)rēət,

-ēˌät

plural -s

: one of the Greeks of Constantinople who became powerful in clerical and other offices under Turkish patronage

Word History

Etymology

New Greek phanariōtēs, literally, inhabitant of the Fanar, from Phanari Fanar, chief Greek quarter in Constantinople under the Turks + Greek -ōtēs -ote

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