Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
porphyrogenitus .
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- noun Plural form of
porphyrogenitus .
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Since the Norman crusader clanged down upon the throne of the porphyrogeniti, carefully-draped appearances had never received such a shock, had never been so rudely called on to produce their titles to the empire of the world.
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-- But I will not enter into the detail of my thoughts; you know how many posts they travel in a moment, when my brain is set at work, and how firmly it believes all it imagines: besides the defalcation of your society, I saw the host of your porphyrogeniti, from top to bottom, bursting on my tranquillity.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Horace Walpole 1757
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