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porphyrogenite

UK/ˌpɔːfəˈɹɒd͡ʒɪˌnaɪt/

porphyrogenite noun: an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.

Noun

porphyrogenite (plural porphyrogenites)

  1. (historical) An honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.

Forms of porphyrogenite

pluralporphyrogenites
alternative formporphyrogenitus
alternative formporphyrogenitos
alternative formporphyrogennetos

Origin of porphyrogenite

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin porphyrogenitus, from Ancient Greek πορφυρογέννητος (porphurogénnētos, literally “born in the purple”).

Words formed from porphyrogenite

Questions about porphyrogenite

What does porphyrogenite mean?
Porphyrogenite means an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.
What part of speech is porphyrogenite?
Porphyrogenite is a noun.
How do you pronounce porphyrogenite?
Porphyrogenite is pronounced /ˌpɔːfəˈɹɒd͡ʒɪˌnaɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of porphyrogenite?
The plural of porphyrogenite is porphyrogenites.

Words near porphyrogenite in the dictionary

  1. porphyroblastic
  2. porphyroblasts
  3. porphyroclast
  4. porphyroclastic
  5. porphyrogene
  6. porphyrogenite
  7. porphyrogenites
  8. porphyrogeniti
  9. porphyrogenitic
  10. porphyrogenitism
  11. porphyrogenitoi

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