uraeus

UK: /jʊˈriːəs/ US: (yŏŏ rē′əs)

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u•rae•us  (yŏŏ rē′əs), n., pl. -us•es. 

1. Archaeology, Eastern Religions the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.

• Late Greek ouraîos, perh. based ultimately on Egyptian y‘rt cobra, altered by association with Greek ouraîos of the tail; see uro-²
• Neo-Latin
• 1825–35

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uraeus / jʊˈriːəs/ noun ( -uses)

1. the sacred serpent represented on the headdresses of ancient Egyptian kings and gods

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek ouraios, from Egyptian uro asp