an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
The church was raised to the rank of basilica.
source: WordNet 3.0
a Roman building used for public administration
source: WordNet 3.0
Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and hence, any large hall used for this purpose.
source: Webster 1913
A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth century.
