enchorial

[ en-kawr-ee-uh l, -kohr- ]

/ ɛnˈkɔr i əl, -ˈkoʊr- /

adjective

(especially of demotic writing) belonging to or used in a particular country.

Nearby words

enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma, enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial, encina, encincture, encipher, encircle, encke

Also en·chor·ic

[en-kawr-ik, -kor-] /ɛnˈkɔr ɪk, -ˈkɒr-/.

Origin of enchorial

1815–25; < Late Latin enchōri(us) (< Greek enchṓrios native, equivalent to en- en-² + chṓr(ā) country + -ios adj. suffix) + -al¹

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Examples from the Web for enchorial

Sometimes the papyri are found written in the enchorial character.
Museum of Antiquity|L. W. Yaggy
The third kind of Egyptian writing which was formerly also called "enchorial" or indigenous.
The New York Obelisk|Charles E. Moldenke
There was another language used by the ancient Egyptians, and expressed in what is called the demotic or enchorial character.
Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 103, October 18, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for enchorial

enchorial

enchoric

/ (ɛnˈkɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of or used in a particular country: used esp of the popular (demotic) writing of the ancient Egyptians

Word Origin for enchorial

C19: via Late Latin from Greek enkhōrios, from en- ² + khōra country

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