Basileus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌbæsɪˈleɪəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Basileus is a noun meaning A title of the Byzantine emperor.
Meaning
A title of the Byzantine emperor.
Example Sentences
The basileis of the Iron Age were now replaced with various appointed and elected magistrates.
In our third example, the tyrant Nabis usurped power from the traditional, dual basileis of Sparta, then had them executed.
For two centuries its towers and domes were to rise in the heavens, drawing the attention of Emperors and Basilei, of Popes and Patriarchs.
“Peter and Maria basilei of Bugaria,” “Peter and Maria in Christ autocrats of the Bulgarians,” and “Peter and Maria in Christ august autocrats and basilei.”
Word Forms
- basilei
- basileis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caesar, basilean, porphyrogenite, basileiolatry, ecclesiarch, byzantine.
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