Chaldee

From Latin Chaldaea via Middle French Chaldee.

Chaldee

2. Dated form of Chaldea.
   • 1842, An Equalization of every item of Scripture Money, Weight, and Measure‎^[1], page 45:

     Abraham departed from Chaldee […]

From Latin chaldaeus via Middle French Chaldee.

Chaldee (not comparable)

1. (dated) Synonym of Chaldean.

Chaldee (plural Chaldees)

1. (dated) Synonym of Chaldean.
   • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 128:

     'I stopped for one night to see Ur and the Chaldees and for three days in Baghdad with the A.O.C., who happens to be an old friend of mine.'

2. A wise individual involved in the occult.

Chaldee

1. (dated) The Aramaic language, or Biblical Aramaic specifically.

• Cheadle, leached

Borrowed from Latin Chaldaea, from Ancient Greek Χαλδαία (Khaldaía).

Chaldee f

1. Chaldea

• French: Chaldée
• → English: Chaldee

Borrowed from Latin chaldaeus, from Ancient Greek Χαλδαῖος (Khaldaîos).

Chaldee m or f (plural Chaldees)

1. Chaldean

• French: Chaldée
• → English: Chaldee