prosopography
[ pros-uh-pog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌprɒs əˈpɒg rə fi /
noun, plural pros·o·pog·ra·phies.
a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
a description of a person's appearance, career, personality, etc.
OTHER WORDS FROM prosopography
pros·o·pog·ra·pher, noun pros·o·po·graph·i·cal [pros-oh-puh-graf-i-kuh l] /ˌprɒs oʊ pəˈgræf ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby prosopography
prosopalgia,
prosopectasia,
prosoplasia,
prosopo-,
prosopodiplegia,
prosopography,
prosoponeuralgia,
prosopoplegia,
prosopopoeia,
prosoposchisis,
prosopospasm
British Dictionary definitions for prosopography
prosopography
/ (ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
a description of a person's life and career
the study of such descriptions as part of history, esp Roman history
Derived forms of prosopography
prosopographer, noun prosopographical (ˌprɒsəpəˈɡræfɪkəl), adjective prosopographically, adverbWord Origin for prosopography
C16: from New Latin
prosopographia, from Greek
prosōpon face, person +
-graphy