basilical

Variant of basilic

basilic definition

ba·silic (bə sil′ik)

adjective

  1. designating or of a large vein of the upper arm, on the inner side of the biceps muscle
  2. of a basilica; basilican
    also basilical ba·sil′i·cal
  3. Obsolete kingly

Etymology: Fr basilique < L basilicus < Gr basilikos: see basil

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