Xēn'e·lā'zhi-ä, n.

(zēn'e-lā'zhi-ä), n. [Gr. ξενηλασία, expulsion of strangers.] (Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from dwelling in Sparta beyond a stated time, and also from entering the city except on certain days, its object being to preserve the national simplicity of manners, and prevent foreigners from prying into their measures.