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basilophorous

basilophorous adjective: incorporating the king's name.

Adjective

basilophorous (not comparable)

  1. Incorporating the king's name.
    • Names of this sort, theophorous or basilophorous, were regularly given to foreigners residing in Egypt from the New Kingdom onwards, if not earlier; even Joseph was no exception.1981, Ernst Grumach, Kadmos - Volumes 20-22, page 151
    • That his basilophorous name was used generally only during Psammetichus II's reign is confirmed by the tomb of Horira himself, probably dating to Apries' years of rule;2000, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology - Volume 86, page 78

Questions about basilophorous

What does basilophorous mean?
Basilophorous means incorporating the king's name.
What part of speech is basilophorous?
Basilophorous is an adjective.

Words near basilophorous in the dictionary

  1. basiliximab
  2. basilled
  3. basilless
  4. basilling
  5. basilolatry
  6. basilophorous
  7. basilosaur
  8. basilosaurid
  9. basilosaurids
  10. basilosaurs
  11. basilosaurus

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