[ad. Gr. ἐρανιστής, f. ἔρανος a meal to which each contributes his share, a contribution, also a club.] In Greece: A member of an ἔρανος or club.
1825. New Monthly Mag., XIII. 220. Eranists, who might be called joint-stock companies for trade.
1873. Contemp. Rev., XXI. 569. By partaking of the banquets of the eranists a man rendered himself … a member of a brotherhood.
