| Basilica (basilica) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Ba*sil"i*ca |
| ; pl.
Basilicas ((?)); sometimes
Basilicæ (-s***emacr]). [L. basilica, Gr.
basilikh` (sc. o'iki`a or stoa` fr.
basiliko`s royal, fr. |
Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an
apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies
were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this
purpose.
A building
used by the Romans as a place of public meeting, with court rooms, etc.,
attached.
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| Basilica (basilica) |
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| n. | |
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| Ba*sil"i*ca |
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A digest of the laws of
Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of
Basil I., in the ninth century.
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