BASIL


Meaning of BASIL in English

/baz"euhl, bas"-, bay"zeuhl, -seuhl/ , n.

1. Saint . Also, Basilius . ( "the Great" ), A.D. 329?-379, bishop of Caesarea in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Gregory of Nyssa).

2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning "royal."

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