basilicke

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === basilisk, basiliske, basylyk, basylyke === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French basilique, from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /basiˈliːk(ə)/, /ˈbasilik(ə)/, /ˈbasilisk(ə)/ === Noun === basilicke basilisk (mythological beast) Synonyms: basilicok, cocatrice (rare, alchemy) A formula for transmutation. ==== Descendants ==== English: basilisk ==== References ==== “basilisk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.