Basileus
Greek title roughly meaning 'monarch' / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Basilissa" redirects here. For other uses, see Basilissa (disambiguation).
Basileus (Ancient Greek: βασιλεύς)[lower-alpha 1] is a Greek term and title that has signified various types of monarchs in history. In the English-speaking world it is perhaps most widely understood to mean 'monarch', referring to either a 'king' or an 'emperor' and also by bishops of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. The title was used by sovereigns and other persons of authority in ancient Greece, the Byzantine emperors, and the kings of modern Greece.
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Romanization | basileus |
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Pronunciation | Ancient Greek: [basile͜ús], Modern Greek: [vasiˈlefs] |
Gender | male |
Language(s) | Greek |
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Meaning | King, Emperor, Monarch |
Region of origin | Ancient Greece |
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The feminine forms are basileia (βασίλεια), basilis (βασιλίς), basilissa (βασίλισσα), or the archaic basilinna (βασιλίννα), meaning 'queen' or 'empress'.[1]
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