Perse (adj)
purs
of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
1325–75; Middle English pers. Medieval Latin persus, perhaps variant of perseus kind of blue, itself alteration of Latin Persicus.
Example sentences
“He said he wasn’t angry but his increasingly perse face belied his words.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
