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–noun, plural -us·es.

the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.

[Origin: 1825–35; < NL < LGk ouraǐos, perh. based ult. on Egyptian yʿrt cobra, altered by assoc. with Gk ouraǐos of the tail; see uro-²

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n. The figure of the sacred serpent, an emblem of sovereignty depicted on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers and deities.

[New Latin ūraeus, from Late Greek ouraios, cobra, perhaps alteration (influenced by Greek ouraios, of the tail) of Egyptian y'rt.]

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Uraeus

U*r[ae]"us\, n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. ?, fr. ? tail.] (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.) A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power.

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