Palaeologus
[ pey-lee-ol-uh-guh s; especially British pal-ee- ]
/ ˌpeɪ liˈɒl ə gəs; especially British ˌpæl i- /
noun
family name of Byzantine rulers 1259–1453.
Example sentences from the Web for palaeologus
(Palaeologus) gave the Monembasiotes freedom from all sorts of exactions throughout the empire.
A Palaeologus, brother of a Byzantine emperor, had conquered the city of Toledo, and transmitted its appellation as a family name.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume II.(of III) 1566-74 |John Lothrop Motley