Priscian
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noun
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Priscian, conceded to be one of the principal grammatical authorities of the Roman world, flourished about the year 500.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)
At this period it is most probable that his Excerptio from the grammar of Priscian, long so popular as a text-book during the middle ages, was compiled.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
Chorographia, a book on geography, mentioned by Priscian.
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
Grammar included both the rules formulated by Donatus and Priscian and the study of a few of the classical writers of ancient Rome.
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
Herodianus enjoyed a great reputation as a grammarian, and Priscian styles him “maximus auctor artis grammaticae.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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