Stagyrite

[ staj-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈstædʒ əˌraɪt /

Stagirite.

Definition for stagyrite (2 of 2)

Stagirite

[ staj-uh-rahyt ]

/ ˈstædʒ əˌraɪt /

a native or inhabitant of Stagira.

the Stagirite, Aristotle.

1610–20; < Latin Stagīrītēs < Greek Stagīrī́tēs. See Stagira, -ite¹

Stag·i·rit·ic

[staj-uh-rit-ik] /ˌstædʒ əˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

The Stagyrite, however, in another place, has expressly excluded all apods.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
The philosophy of Plato, the power of the Athenian drama, and the learning of the Stagyrite, were a new impulse to literature.

English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History |Henry Coppee
No sacred Maro glitters on his shelf, He wants the mighty Stagyrite himself.

An Essay on Satire, Particularly on the Dunciad |Walter Harte
Melville had to contend with many opponents, among them the sticklers for the infallibility of the Stagyrite.

Practical Essays |Alexander Bain

Yet, strange to say, the Logic of the Schools prides itself in leaving us where the Stagyrite left us.

A Logic Of Facts |George Jacob Holyoake

Stagirite

/ (ˈstædʒɪˌraɪt) /

an inhabitant or native of Stagira

an epithet of Aristotle