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noun, plural Croe·sus·es, Croe·si [kree-sahy] /ˈkri saɪ/ for 2.
- died 546 b.c., king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- a very rich man.
noun
- died ?546 bc, the last king of Lydia (560–546), noted for his great wealth
- any very rich man
from Latinized form of Greek Kroisis, 6c. B.C.E. king of Lydia in Asia Minor, famously wealthy; hence “rich man” or in other allusions to riches, from late 14c.
see rich as croesus.