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PORPHYROGENITE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PORPHYROGENITE is a son born after the accession of his father to the throne : one born in the purple.
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porphyrogenite - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(historical) An honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. Derived terms.
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PORPHYROGENITE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Porphyrogenite definition: (sometimes capital) a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne. See examples of PORPHYROGENITE used in a ...
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porphyrogenite
† porphyˈrogenite Obs. exc. in L. form porphyroˈgenitus, fem. -a. Also 7 -genete. [ad. med.L. porphyrogenitus, ad. late Gr. πορϕυρογέννητος, f. Gr. πορϕυρο-, comb. form of πόρϕυρος purple + γεννητός born. So F. porphyrogénète (Balzac 1635).] Originally, one born of the imperial family at Constantino...
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porphyrogenite, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
The earliest known use of the noun porphyrogenite is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for porphyrogenite is from 1614, in the writing of John Selden, ...
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Porphyrogenite - Oxford Reference
A member of the imperial family at Constantinople, reputedly born in a purple-hung or porphyry chamber. Later, a child born after his or her father's ...
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porphyrogene
porphyroˈgene, a. rare. [See porphyrogenite.] Born in the purple.a 1849 Poe Haunted Palace iii, Round about a throne where, sitting (Porphyrogene!).. The ruler of the realm was seen.
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PORPHYROGENITE definition and meaning - Collins Dictionary
a sedimentary rock that has been metamorphosed so as to leave some original crystals in a fine-textured, layered matrix. Most material © 2005, 1997, ...
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Born - Oxford Reference
Born in the purple born into an imperial or royal family as a porphyrogenite; purple was originally the dye used for fabric worn by an emperor or senior ...
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definition of porphyrogenite by The Free Dictionary
As a member of this royal Byzantine family, Anna was known as a porphyrogenite, one who was "born to the purple." This color was reserved for members of ...
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PORPHYROGENE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of PORPHYROGENE is porphyrogenite.
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porphyrogeniture - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
the principle of royal succession in which the first son born after his father's accession to the throne has the first claim, even if he has older brothers who ...
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porphyry
porphyry (ˈpɔːfɪrɪ) Forms: α. 5 porˈfurie, -ˈfurye, -ˈforie, -ˈphurye, -ˈphiri(e, -ˈfirie. β. 5 ˈpurfire, 7 -fere, -fure; 6 -phure, ˈporphier, -phuer, 6–7 -phir, -e, 6–9 -phyre, 7 -phere, ˈpurphire, 7–8 ˈporphyr. γ. 6 ˈporpherie, -phury, 7 -phyrie, prophyry, purphorie, 8 porphiry, 6– porphyry. [The ...
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purple
▪ I. purple, a. and n. (ˈpɜːp(ə)l) Also 3 purpel, 4–5 purpul, 4–6 -pyl, 5 -pyll, 5–6 -pylle, -pull, -e, -pil(l. [ONorthumb. purple, early ME. purpel, purpul, altered from purpre, purper purpur, with l for r after preceding r, as in marbre, marble. In the OE. purpure, ME. purpre, purper, purpur, the ...
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