I. noun
also sas·sanide səˈsänə̇d, -ˈsan-
( plural sassanids -dz ; or sassan·i·dae -ˈsanəˌdē ; also sassanides -ˈsänə̇dz, -ˈsan-)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Sassanidae, plural, Sassanids, from Sassan, grandfather of Ardashir I + -idae
: a member of a dynasty of Persian kings succeeding the Arsacids and commencing with Ardashir I in A.D. 226 and ending with Yazdegerd III in the middle of the 7th century
II. adjective
also sassanide “
Usage: usually capitalized
: sassanian