Saite

American  

[sey-ahyt] / ˈseɪ aɪt /

noun

1. a native or citizen of Saïs.

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adjective

1. Also Saitic of or relating to Saïs or its inhabitants.

2. of or relating to the period 663–525 b.c., when the Pharaohs ruled at Saïs.

Saite British  

/ ˈseɪaɪt /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Saïs

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Etymology

Origin of Saite

1670–80; < Latin Saītēs < Greek Saī́tēs. See Saïs, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

“We are standing before a goldmine of information,” said Dr Ramadan Badry Hussein, director of the Saqqara Saite Tombs Project which oversees the excavation.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2018

It first appeared on ushabtis at the end of the Saite period.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

So clear the thin frosty air that each syllable quivers to us; but I cannot understand the words:- Saite yuke toya, ano ya wo saite; Yuke ba chikayoru nushi no soba.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series by Hearn, Lafcadio

It has more variety of colour than the glazed faience, light green and a dark indigo blue being found as well as the Saite light blue.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

Saite, as understood by dunces and all such as suffer from an impediment in their wit.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose