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prosopography
[pros-uh-pog-ruh-fee]
noun
plural
prosopographiesa study of a collection of persons or characters, especially their appearances, careers, personalities, etc., within a historical, literary, or social context.
a description of a person's appearance, career, personality, etc.
prosopography
/ ˌprɒsəpəˈɡræfɪkəl, ˌprɒsəˈpɒɡrəfɪ /
noun
a description of a person's life and career
the study of such descriptions as part of history, esp Roman history
Other 51Թ Forms
- prosopographer noun
- prosopographical adjective
- ˌDzDZˈ adverb
- ˌDzˈDz noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of prosopography1
Example Sentences
The new database is part of PASE, the snappily titled Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, a decade-long academic compilation of all the Anglo-Saxons for whom any records survive, which already includes almost 20,000 individuals, just under 1,000 of them women.
V.—I pardon this epitrope, but pray use less metaphor and more litotes in the prosopography you dedicate to my modest entity— J.—What will you?
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