"Chaldee" meaning in English

See Chaldee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|chaldaeus}} Latin chaldaeus, {{bor|en|frm|Chaldee}} Middle French Chaldee Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Chaldee (not comparable)
  1. (dated) Synonym of Chaldean. Tags: dated, not-comparable Synonyms: Chaldean [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Chaldee-en-adj-XETAe5La
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Chaldaea via Middle French Chaldee. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Chaldaea}} Latin Chaldaea, {{bor|en|frm|Chaldee}} Middle French Chaldee Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chaldee
  1. Dated form of Chaldea. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: Chaldea
    Sense id: en-Chaldee-en-name-0UW0HoEm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|chaldaeus}} Latin chaldaeus, {{bor|en|frm|Chaldee}} Middle French Chaldee Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chaldee
  1. (dated) The Aramaic language, or Biblical Aramaic specifically. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-Chaldee-en-name-GKZotdfK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 76 8 5 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 58 12 7 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 2 61 10 7 4 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 74 7 5 2 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Chaldees [plural]
Etymology: From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|chaldaeus}} Latin chaldaeus, {{bor|en|frm|Chaldee}} Middle French Chaldee Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chaldee (plural Chaldees)
  1. (dated) Synonym of Chaldean. Tags: dated Synonyms: Chaldean [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Chaldee-en-noun-XETAe5La
  2. A wise individual involved in the occult.
    Sense id: en-Chaldee-en-noun-z615H~LR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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