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pschent
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pskent
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pschent
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skɛnt
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noun
the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt,
which
had previously been separate kingdoms.
Origin:
1805–15;
<
Greek
pschént
<
Egyptian
pʾ-sh̬mty,
equivalent to
pʾ-
deictic +
sh̬m
powerful +
ty
feminine dual marker
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