'Xenelasia' definitions:

Definition of 'Xenelasia'

From: GCIDE
  • Xenelasia \Xen`e*la"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. xenhlasi`a expulsion of strangers.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably being to preserve the national simplicity of manners. [1913 Webster]