Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AN-TI-BA-SIL'IC-AN
AN-TI-BA-SIL'IC-AN, a. [s as z. Gr. αντι, and βασιλικη, a palace; L. basilicus, royal, basilica, a hall of justice.]
Opposed to royal state and magnificence. – Plowden, Brit. Empire.
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