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Molossian, a. and n. Hist.|məʊˈlɒsɪən|
[f. L. Molossia (= Gr. Μολοσσία) a country in Epirus, f. Gr. Μολοσσός molossus: see -an, -ian.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Molossia; esp. Molossian dog, Molossian hound, a kind of mastiff.
1649Ogilby Virg. Georg. (1684) iii. 434 But feed Fleet Spartan Whelps, and thy Molossian Breed. 1837Penny Cycl. IX. 481/1 Alexander was the first of the Molossian princes who bore the title of king of Epirus. 1879Farrar St. Paul (1883) 460 The carcase of a Molossian hound.
B. n. An inhabitant of Molossia.
a1592Greene Mamillia ii. (1593) G 3 Sarcas the king of the Molossians. 1878Encycl. Brit. VIII. 483/2 The Molossians [inhabited] the inland district of which the lake of Pambotis or Yannina may be regarded as the centre. |