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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Phanar \Phan"ar\ (f[a^]n"[dot]r), n. [Turk. fanar, fr. NGr. fana`ri lighthouse, Gr. fana`rion lantern; -- from a lighthouse on a point projecting into the Golden Horn.] A quarter of Constantinople which, after the Turkish conquest of the city, became the chief Greek quarter; hence, the Greek officials of Turkey, or phanariots, as a class. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Phanariot | ||
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