BYZANTINE
Scrabble letter values: B3Y4Z10A1N1T1I1N1E1 = 23
Definition
- noun a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire.
- adjective of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.
- adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium.
- adjective highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious. — synonyms: convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous
Examples
- “Byzantine monks”
- “Byzantine rites”
- “the Byzantine tax structure”