CYRUS


Meaning of CYRUS in English

/suy"reuhs/ , n.

1. ( "the Elder" or "the Great" ) c600-529 B.C., king of Persia 558?-529: founder of the Persian empire.

2. ( "the Younger" ) 424?-401 B.C., Persian prince and satrap: leader of the armed conspiracy against his brother King Artaxerxes II.

3. a male given name: from an Old Persian word meaning "throne."

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .