Etymology: mod.Gk phanariotes f. Phanar the part of the city where they lived f. Gk phanarion lighthouse (on the Golden Horn)
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Phanariot /fa-narˈi-ot/
noun
1. (also Fanariot) one of the Greeks inhabiting the Fanar quarter of Constantinople
2. One of a class of Greek officials, in Turkish history mostly diplomats, administrators and bankers, also hospodars of Wallachia and Moldavia
adjective
Of or relating to the Phanariots
ORIGIN: Gr phānarion lighthouse, from that on the Golden Horn
Useful english dictionary. 2012.