Seleucid

noun

Se·​leu·​cid sə-ˈlü-səd 

səl-ˈyü-

: a member of a Greek dynasty ruling Syria and at various times other Asian territories from 312 b.c. to 64 b.c.

Seleucid adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin seleucides, from Seleucus I

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above