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prosopography
[ pros-uh-pog-ruh-fee ]
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.
prosopography
/ ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ; ˌprɒsəpəˈɡræfɪkəl /
noun
- a description of a person's life and career
- the study of such descriptions as part of history, esp Roman history
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Derived Forms
- prosopographical, adjective
- ˌprosoˈpographer, noun
- ˌprosopoˈgraphically, adverb
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Other Words From
- proso·pogra·pher noun
- pros·o·po·graph·i·cal [pros-oh-p, uh, -, graf, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of prosopography1
C16: from New Latin prosopographia, from Greek prosōpon face, person + -graphy
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