basilic

Ba*sil"ic, n. Etym: [F. basilique.] Defn: Basilica. Ba*sil"ic, Ba*sil"ic*al, a. Etym: [See Basilica.] 1. Royal; kingly; also, basilican. 2. (Anat.) Defn: Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, as the middle vein of the right arm.

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