"epithite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epithites [plural]
Etymology: Ancient Greek Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun}} epithite (plural epithites)
  1. (obsolete) A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-epithite-en-noun-e33UWiAW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 56 44
  2. Obsolete spelling of epithet. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: epithet
    Sense id: en-epithite-en-noun-7zciwfpP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61

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