2 entries under this word

Persian

Pêr'sian, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. Persicus, It. Persico, Perso, Persiano, Fr. Persan.] (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Persia, or the Persians, or their language.

Pĕr'sian, n.

noun

n. 1. (Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Persia. 2. The language spoken in Persia. 3. (Anc. Arch.) A male figure employed to support an entablature instead of a column. Wade.