Lacedæmonian, a. and n.
(ˌlæsɪdiːˈməʊnɪən)
[f. L. Lacedæmoni-us, Gr. λακεδαιµόνιος (f. Lacedæmōn, Gr. λακεδαίµων) + -an.]
A. adj. a. Of or pertaining to Lacedæmon (Sparta) or its inhabitants. b. Of speech or correspondence = laconic. B. n. A native of Lacedæmon.
| 1780 Cowper Let. 16 Mar., Wks. 1837 XV. 50 Till your letters become truly Lacedæmonian, and are reduced to a single syllable. 1807 Robinson Archæol. Græca ii. xv. 168 Their clothing was so thin that ‘a Lacedæmonian vest’ became proverbial. 1870 Emerson Soc. & Solit. iv. 87 If any one wishes to converse with the meanest of the Lacedæmonians. 1900 Daily News 15 Mar. 6/3 The 46th owed their name of ‘The Lacedemonians’ to their colonel's stirring speech on the ancient Spartans. |