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draconical¹

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From Latin dracō (“dragon”, stem dracōn-) + -ical.

adjective more draconical · most draconical

  1. Synonym of draconic (“relating to or suggestive of dragons”). Againſt ſuch Witneſſes therefore you may be ſure this Dragon will make war, who in this Chapter is deſcribed under one ſingle Figure of a Red Dragon, the Roman Pagan Emperours being Pontifices Maximi, as well as Caeſars. In the following Chapter this Draconical power is divided into two, there being

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draconical²

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From Latin Dracō (stem Dracōn-) + -ical, after the Athenian lawmaker Draco, known for making harsh laws.

adjective more draconical · most draconical · Draconical

  1. Synonym of draconic (“very severe or strict; draconian”).

    Similar: draconic

Draconical³

adjective more Draconical · most Draconical

  1. Alternative letter-case form of draconical (“very severe or strict; draconian”). And in a Parliament held at Weſtminſter was eſtabliſhed (a) the act of the ſix articles, which was named the bloudy ſtatute, and the whip of ſix ſtrings; which drew ſo much bloud upon poor Chriſtians, and whereof Auricular Confeſſion was one of the ſtrings. The procurer of that Draconical law, toget

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@misc{draconical_2026,
  title = {draconical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/draconical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}