— Egyptianism, Egypticity /ee'jip tis"i tee/ , n.
/i jip"sheuhn/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to Egypt or its people: Egyptian architecture.
2. Obs. of or pertaining to the Gypsies.
n.
3. a native or inhabitant of Egypt.
4. the extinct Afroasiatic language of the ancient Egyptians. Abbr.: Egypt.
5. a printing type having square serifs.
[ 1350-1400; ME (see EGYPT, -IAN); r. Egiptish, OE Egiptisc, equiv. to Egipt- + -isc -ISH 1 ]