basilissa

== English == === Noun === basilissa Alternative form of basilinna. == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασίλισσα (basílissa, “queen”), derived from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ziˈlis.sa/ Rhymes: -issa Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lìs‧sa === Noun === basilissa f (plural basilisse) (historical, Ancient Greece) the wife of the archon βασιλεύς (basileús) (historical) a title of the Byzantine empress === Further reading === basilissa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana