I. |prīə|pēən adjective
Etymology: Latin priape ius of or relating to Priapus (from Greek priapeios of Priapus, from Priapos Priapus, Greco-Roman god of procreation and fertility) + English -an
1. usually capitalized : priapic
2. often capitalized : of or relating to a priapean
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin priape ius (from Latin, of Priapus) + English -an; from the meter having been used in Roman poems to Priapus
: a verse in classical poetry composed of a glyconic followed by a pherecratic