[ ˌprɒsə(ʊ)'pɒgrəfi ]
■ noun ( plural prosopographies ) a description of a person's appearance, personality, career, etc., or a collection of such descriptions.
↘the study of such descriptions, especially in Roman history.
Derivatives
prosopographer noun
prosopographical -pə'grafɪk(ə)l adjective
Origin
1920s: from mod. L. prosopographia , from Gk prosōpon 'face, person' + -graphia 'writing'.