chrysobull
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "In this respect the 1082 chrysobull marks a turning point not only in Byzantino-Venetian relations but also in the imperial state machinery."
- "Chrysobulls themselves were adorned with the imperial effigy in the early Palaiologan period. Three extant illuminated chrysobulls are associated with Andronikos II (r. 1282–1328), including one granting and extending the privileges of the Metropolitan of Monembasia in 1301."
Etymology
From chryso- + bull.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: chryso