byzantine

phonetic symbol: / bɪ́zəntàɪn | bɪ́zəntìn / 

byzantine - English Dictionary

[ noun ]
■ a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire

[ adjective satellite ]
■ highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
e.g.)
・the Byzantine tax structure
・Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
convoluted , involved , knotty , tangled , tortuous

[ adjective ]
■ of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium

[ adjective ]
■ of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
e.g.)
・Byzantine monks
・Byzantine rites

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