Chaldee

British  

/ kælˈdiː /

noun

1. a nontechnical term for Biblical Aramaic, which was once believed to be the language of the ancient Chaldeans

2. the actual language of the ancient Chaldeans See also Chaldean

3. an inhabitant of ancient Chaldea; a Chaldean

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Example Sentences

Chaldee dul, situla, urna, a vessel for holding liquor.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

On marrying, he became a schoolmaster, and prosecuted his studies with such diligence and success as to obtain a good knowledge of the Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, Arabic, Welsh and Irish languages.

From The Last Words of Distinguished Men and Women (Real and Traditional) by Marvin, Frederic Rowland

Even the name Israel is not a Hebrew but a Chaldee word, as was fully explained by Philo Jud�us, when on his embassy to the Emperor Caligula.

From Religion In The Heavens Or, Mythology Unveiled in a Series of Lectures by Mitchell, Logan

After the number had appeared Scott wrote to Blackwood in tempered approval, but saying that he must withdraw his support if satire like that of the Chaldee Manuscript was to continue.

From Life of John Keats His Life and Poetry, his Friends, Critics and After-fame by Colvin, Sidney

His chief literary work, however, was posthumous—a Concordance of the Hebrew and Chaldee Scriptures.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.