Basilica.
(Of thelat.)(basilica, and this of theGr. ßas?, regia).
1. f. Each of thirteen churches of Rome, seven major and six minor, which are regarded as the first of Christendom in the category and enjoy several privileges.
2. f. notable Church by its antiquity, extension or magnificence, or enjoying certain privileges, by imitation of the basilicas Roman.
3. f. Palace (? House of the Kings).
(f) public building which served as the Roman court and place of meeting and procurement.5. f. Anat. vein Basilica.
