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colchyte, cholchyte|ˈkɒlkaɪt|
[Also in mod.F., ad. Gr. χολχυτής (of Egyptian deriv.) found in papyri (see Dindorf in Steph. Thesaurus, s.v.).]
In Egyptian Antiquities, one whose business it was to provide the liturgical services, libations, and prayers for the deceased. (Littré.)
1878Wilkinson Mann. Anc. Egypt (ed. Birch) III. 449 Colchyte or Ritual Reader. 1880L. Wallace Ben-Hur v. iii. 302 A colchyte presumed one day to speak to him. |