Basilic


kingly; royal.
Also, basilican, basilical. of, relating to, or like a basilica.
Historical Examples

Some hardness could here be felt in the course of the basilic vein.
On the origin of inflammation of the veins Henry Lee

The paving recalls the style of the basilic of the primitive times.
Rambles in Rome S. Russell Forbes

The apse was developed from the somewhat similar part of the Roman basilic, in which the magistrate (prtor) sat.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Various

Scammony, under the form of basilic powder, has long been employed to expel worms in children.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley

Some blood taken from the basilic and femoral veins was likewise sown.
Louis Pasteur Ren Vallery-Radot

The basilic with its mysterious aspect, its grandeur, was connected with the life itself of the city, and could inspire a painter.
The Conquest of Bread Peter Kropotkin

Sold for basilic powder, to which it approaches nearer in composition than the preceding.
Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II Arnold Cooley

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