A Roman Catholic church or cathedral with basilican status, an honorificstatus granted by the pope to recognize its historical, architectural, or sacramental importance.
An apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκή, from [[βᾰσῐλῐκή, ultimately from βασιλικός, from βασιλεύς. basoche.
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