Comnenus

 [kom-nee-nuhs]  

Com·ne·nus

   [kom-nee-nuhs]
noun
a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204–1461?.
Related forms
Com·ne·ni·an  [kom-nee-nee-uhn] , adjective
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Comnenus (kɒmˈniːnəs)
 
—n
an important Byzantine family from which the imperial dynasties of Constantinople (1057--59; 1081--1185) and Trebizond (1204--1461) derived

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