'Uraeus' definitions:

Definition of 'Uraeus'

From: GCIDE

Uraeus \U*rae"us\, n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail, Gr. ?, fr. ? tail.] (Egypt. Archaeol.) A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an emblem of supreme power. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]