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basilean en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • bəsĭʹlĭən (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /bəˈsɪlɪən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Ancient Greek βασιλε(ύς) (basile(ús), “king”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives and derived substantives); compare basileolatry

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, rare) A royalist; a partisan of a king.

Forms

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