petalism
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)m/
petalism
- (historical) A form of ostracism among the ancient Syracusans by which they temporarily banished a citizen suspected of having dangerous influence or ambition. [from 17th c.]
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 32, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes, […], book II, printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], OCLC 946730821 ↗:
- Witnesse the Ostracisme amongst the Athenians, and the Petalisme among the Siracusans.
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