Meanings
plural prosopographies
- countableuncountableA study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships.
1 more example
Since it would be a daunting task to subject the entire profession to audit, he chose to pursue the prosopography of the manageable subset of financial economists who had presented themselves as "faceless" representatives of the orthodox economics discipline, either through the Squam Lake Group (covered above) or the Pew Economic Policy Group Financial Reform Project.
2014, Phillip Murowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste
Origin
- Ancient Greekπρόσωπον“face, person”
- Latinprosōpographia“description of a person’s appearance; description of an individual’s life”
- Englishprosopography
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: prosopo- + -graphy; from the Latin prosōpographia (“description of a person’s appearance; description of an individual’s life”), from the Ancient Greek πρόσωπον (prósōpon, “face, person”) + -γρᾰφῐ́ᾱ (-grăphĭ́ā, “writing, drawing”). See also prosopon.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque prosopografia
- prosopografiaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Bulgarian просопография
- просопография (prosopografija)a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Catalan prosopografia
- prosopografiaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Czech prosopografie
- prosopografiea study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Dutch prosopografie
- prosopografiea study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Finnish prosopografia
- prosopografiaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
French prosopographie
- prosopographiea study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
German Prosopographie
- Prosopographiea study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Hebrew פרוסופוגרפיה
- פרוסופוגרפיהa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Hungarian prozopográfia
- prozopográfiaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Italian prosopografia
- prosopografiaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Japanese プロソポグラフィ
- プロソポグラフィa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Norwegian prosopografi
- prosopografia study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Polish prozopografia
- prozopografiaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Portuguese prosopografia
- prosopografiaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Russian просопография
- просопография (prosopografija)a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Spanish prosopografía
- prosopografíaa study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Ukrainian просопографія
- просопографія (prosopohrafija)a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Welsh prosopograffeg
- prosopograffega study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with prosopography
Cite this entry
prosopography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopography
“prosopography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopography. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prosopography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prosopography.
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