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hyleg

hyleg noun: in Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the Lot of Fortune; and the prenatal syzygy (that is, New Moon or Full Moon, whichever most closely preceded the birth).

Noun

hyleg (plural hylegs)

  1. In Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the Lot of Fortune; and the prenatal syzygy (that is, New Moon or Full Moon, whichever most closely preceded the birth).

Forms of hyleg

pluralhylegs

Origin of hyleg

From medieval Latin, from Arabic هيلاج (haylāj), from Middle-Persian ŠḆKWN-k' (hilag, “releaser”), a calque of Ancient Greek ἀφέτης (aphétēs).

Words formed from hyleg

Questions about hyleg

What does hyleg mean?
Hyleg means in Hellenistic astrology, the planet with the greatest essential dignity in five important natal chart positions: the degree of the Sun; the degree of the Moon; the Ascendant; the Lot of Fortune; and the prenatal syzygy (that is, New Moon or Full Moon, whichever most closely preceded the birth).
What part of speech is hyleg?
Hyleg is a noun.
What is the plural of hyleg?
The plural of hyleg is hylegs.

Words near hyleg in the dictionary

  1. hylarchic
  2. hylarchical
  3. hylas
  4. hyle
  5. hylea
  6. hyleg
  7. hylegiacal
  8. hylegical
  9. hylegs
  10. Hyler
  11. Hylers

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