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basileus

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˌbæsɪˈleɪəs/Part of speech nounSorted abeilssuStarts with BEnds with S0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire

Word origin

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

Used in a sentence

  • For two centuries its towers and domes were to rise in the heavens, drawing the attention of Emperors and Basilei, of Popes and Patriarchs.
  • Although portrayals of basileis of the eleventh century wearing the loros in the traditional manner are not lacking, I cannot cite a Byzantine example of metropolitan origin later than 1100.
  • In our third example, the tyrant Nabis usurped power from the traditional, dual basileis of Sparta, then had them executed.

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