prosopography

[ pros-uh-pog-ruh-fee ]

noun,plural pros·o·pog·ra·phies.
  1. a study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.

  2. 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-kuhl], /ˌprɒs oʊ pəˈgræf ɪ kəl/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for prosopography

prosopography

/ (ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. a description of a person's life and career

  2. the study of such descriptions as part of history, esp Roman history

Origin of prosopography

1
C16: from New Latin prosopographia, from Greek prosōpon face, person + -graphy

Derived forms of prosopography

  • prosopographer, noun
  • prosopographical (ˌprɒsəpəˈɡræfɪkəl), adjective
  • prosopographically, adverb

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