pschent

[ skent, pskent ]

/ skɛnt, pskɛnt /

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noun

the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.

Nearby words

psamtik i, psat, psat/nmsqt, psbr, psc, pschent, psd, pse, psec, psellism, psephite

Origin of pschent

1805–15; < Greek pschént < Egyptian pʾ-sh̬mty, equivalent to pʾ- deictic + sh̬m powerful + ty feminine dual marker

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Examples from the Web for pschent

The nobles of the court having drawn near to place the pschent upon my head: 'Place the diadem upon his forehead!'
History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5 (of 12)|G. Maspero
What colossal statues, hewn out of one block of stone and towering to the sky, with the pschent crowns of their diadems!
The Tour|Louis Couperus
From the sole of the feet to the apex of the pschent which the king bears on his head, they are about sixty-five feet in height.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot
Combined with one another they form the complete regal head-dress ordinarily called the pschent.
A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2)|Georges Perrot