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Define the word Xenelasia

"Xenelasia" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

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]