Definitions For Porphyrogenite

Noun

PORPHYROGENITE (plural PORPHYROGENITEs) (historical) {{n-g, an honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the byzantine empire, notably borne by w:constantine vii, constantine vii porphyrogenitus}}

Translations

Armenian: ծիրանածին : Old Armenian: ծիրանածին Bulgarian: багрянороден, sc=Cyrl French: porphyrogénète German: Purpurgeburt Greek: : Ancient: πορφυρογέννητος Italian: porfirogenito Latin: porphyrogenitus Russian: багряноро́дный

Derived terms

porphyrogenitism

Alternative forms

porphyrogenitus porphyrogenitos porphyrogennetos (directly from Greek)

Etymology

From {{etyl, ML., en}} porphyrogenitus, from (Ancient Greek)  πορφυρογέννητος, lit=born in the purple.