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Basilar [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

BAS'ILAR

Basilar [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. s as z. [ See Basilic .]

2. Chief; an anatomical term applied to several bones, and to an artery of the brain.

3. Basilian monks, monks of the order of St. Basil, who founded the order in Pontus. The order still exists, but has less power and celebrity than formerly.

Basilar [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Basilary

Basilary [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.

2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.