Pharsalian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɑːˈseɪli.ən/
- Rhymes: -eɪliən
Adjective[edit]
Pharsalian (not comparable)
- From, or pertaining to, the region of Pharsalia or its people.
- 1992, Waldemar Heckel, The Marshals of Alexander's Empire[1], page 360:
- Polydamas' role becomes more plausible if we assume that he was not Makedonian at all but Pharsalian.
- (by extension) Pertaining to the Battle of Pharsalus.
- 1619, John Fletcher, Philip Massinger, The False One:
- Do not shun me, Cæsar. / From kingly Ptolomy I bring this present, / The crown and sweat of thy Pharsalian labour