Definition of ephor:
(n) :
(historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.
(n) :
(in modern Greece) A superintendent or curator.
(n) :
Alternative form of ephor [(historical) One of the five annually-elected senior magistrates in various Dorian states, especially in ancient Sparta, where they oversaw the actions of Spartan kings.]