Draco

Draco 1[drey-koh] ExamplesWord Origin noun, genitive Dra·co·nis [drey-koh-nis, druh-] /dreɪˈkoʊ nɪs, drə-/. Astronomy.

the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.

Origin of Draco 1Latin Greek drákōn dragon Draco 2[drey-koh] noun

a late 7th-century b.c. Athenian statesman noted for the severity of his code of laws.

Also Dra·con [drey-kon] /ˈdreɪ kɒn/. Examples from the Web for draco Contemporary Examples of draco

Harry suspects Draco is trying to hurt Dumbledore and seriously injures his rival with one of the Prince’s spells.

Alex Berg

November 17, 2010

Historical Examples of draco

The centre of the circle in the constellation of Draco is the pole of the ecliptic.

Robert Stawell Ball

This region lies in the constellation Draco, at the pole of the ecliptic.

Robert Stawell Ball

The laws of Draco were too severe, but they had no others to govern the city.

H. A. Guerber

The evil of the laws of Draco was not that they were severe, but that they were inefficient.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The Draco or dragon had been borrowed from the Parthians after the death of Trajan.

W. G. Perrin

British Dictionary definitions for draco Draco 1 noun Latin genitive Draconis (dreɪˈkəʊnɪs)

a faint extensive constellation twisting around the N celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

Word Origin for Draco from Latin, from Greek drakōn dragon Draco 2 noun

7th century bc, Athenian statesman and lawmaker, whose code of laws (621) prescribed death for almost every offence

Word Origin and History for draco Draco

northern constellation representing a dragon, from Latin draco “dragon” (see dragon). Identified as such since ancient times.

draco in Science Draco [drā′kō]

A constellation (the Dragon) in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Cepheus and Ursa Major.