uraeus


u·rae·us

U0141400 (yo͝o-rē′əs)n. The figure of the sacred serpent, an emblem of sovereignty depicted on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers and deities.
[New Latin ūraeus, from Late Greek ouraios, cobra, perhaps alteration (influenced by Greek ouraios, of the tail) of Egyptian y'rt.]

uraeus

(jʊˈriːəs) n, pl -uses (Other Non-Christian Religions) the sacred serpent represented on the headdresses of ancient Egyptian kings and gods[C19: from New Latin, from Greek ouraios, from Egyptian uro asp]

u•rae•us

(yʊˈri əs)

n., pl. -us•es. a representation of the sacred asp upon the headdress of rulers in ancient Egypt, symbolizing supreme power. [1825–35; < New Latin < Late Greek ouraîos]