ephebus

noun

ephe·​bus i-ˈfē-bəs 

e-

plural ephebi i-ˈfē-ˌbī 

e-

: a youth of ancient Greece

especially : an Athenian 18 or 19 years old in training for full citizenship

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek ephēbos, from epi- + hēbē youth, puberty

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above