Definitions from Wiktionary (hieratic)

▸ adjective:  Of or pertaining to priests, especially pharaonic priests of Ancient Egypt.
▸ adjective:  Of or pertaining to the cursive writing system that developed alongside the hieroglyphic system as its ordinary handwritten counterpart.
▸ adjective:  (art) Extremely stylized, restrained or formal; adhering to fixed types or methods; severe in emotional import.
▸ noun:  (historical) A writing system used in pharaonic Egypt that was developed alongside the hieroglyphic system, primarily written in ink with a reed brush on papyrus, allowing scribes to write quickly without resorting to the time consuming hieroglyphs.





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