Mausolee

Mausolée mausolee mausolée Middle French Etymology From frm la Mausōlēum, from frm grc Μαυσωλεῖον, from 1 grc Μαύσωλος<t:Mausolus> -εῖον<pos:noun-forming suffix meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person”>. frm Mausole -ee<g:m><id:-eum><t:-eum>. Proper noun m frm Mausoleum Q45368 frm 1604 Les œuvres de P. de Ronsard Paris 75 Le Mauſolee, c’eſt à dire, le ſepulchre du Roy Mauſole, lequel fut ſi ſumptueusement baſty, qu’on le nombre entre les ſept merueilles du monde. The Mausoleum, that is to say, the sepulchre of King Mausolus, which was so sumptuously built that it is numbered among the seven wonders of the world. Derived terms frm mausolee Descendants fr Mausolée frm eponyms