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prosopography

Noun

Meaning

prosopography (countable and uncountable, plural prosopographies)

a study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A prosopography that includes Gregory's ten cardinals and their familiae or official households, both clerical and lay. Source: Internet

Note, however, that this prosopography is not universally accepted by other scholars, who argue that Hadrian's mother was known, according to Historia Augusta, as Domitia Paulina. Source: Internet

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