‖ eˈpistaˌtes Obs.
[mod.L. epistatēs, a. Gr. ἐπιστάτης one who is set over, f. ἐπί over + στα- stem of ἱ-στάναι to set; in Athens, the president of the ἐκκλησία or assembly.]
An overseer, a superintendent.
| 1651 Biggs New Disp. 41 Where Reason sits sole Epistates. 1731 Bailey vol. II, Epistates, a commander or person who has the direction and government of a people. |