enchorial

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enchorial - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Enchorial \En*cho"ri*al\, Enchoric \En*chor"ic\, a. [Gr. ?
     domestic, native; ? in + ? place, country.]
     Belonging to, or used in, a country; native; domestic;
     popular; common; -- said especially of the written characters
     employed by the common people of ancient Egypt, in
     distinction from the hieroglyphics. See Demotic.
     [1913 Webster]