1. Phanariote - Noun
2. Phanariote - Adjective
Phanariote (plural Phanariotes)
(now historical) An inhabitant of Phanar, the historically Greek district of Constantinople; hence, a member of the Greek official class in the Ottoman Empire. [from 19th c.]
Phanariote (not comparable)
Pertaining to these people or to the Phanar. [from 19th c.]