'Perioeci' definitions:

Definition of 'Perioeci'

From: GCIDE

Perioeci \Per`i*[oe]"ci\, Perioecians \Per`i*[oe]"cians\, n. pl. [NL. perioeci, fr. Gr. ?; peri` around + ? house, dwelling.] Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on opposite meridians, so that it is noon in one place when it is midnight in the other. Compare Ant[oe]ci. [1913 Webster]