Ramesside
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of these eleven pharaohs.
Adjective
- 1 Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Ramesside period of ancient Egyptian history, named such after its eleven pharaohs named Ramesses.
"Ramesside Egypt"
Example
More examples"The scribal literature I mentioned before is a very Ramesside phenomenon and it seems that a strong association between education and social advancement is then made."
Etymology
From French Ramesside, from Ramsès (“Ramesses”) + -ide (“-id: forming dynastic names”). Doublet of Ramessid.