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in reply to a message by Leslie
Thought I'd throw this in ...could it possibly be related (at least in root) to basilica?
See: 1541, from L. basilica "building of a court of justice," and, by extension, church built on the plan of one, from Gk. (stoa) basilike "royal (portal)," the portico of the archon basileus, the official who dispensed justice in Athens, from basileus "king" (see basil). In Rome, applied specifically to the seven principal churches founded by Constantine.
See: 1541, from L. basilica "building of a court of justice," and, by extension, church built on the plan of one, from Gk. (stoa) basilike "royal (portal)," the portico of the archon basileus, the official who dispensed justice in Athens, from basileus "king" (see basil). In Rome, applied specifically to the seven principal churches founded by Constantine.
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