Byzantine

/ˌˈbɪzənˌˈtin/

Other forms: Byzantines

Definitions of Byzantine

1. adjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
2. noun

   a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire
   type of:

   Asian, Asiatic

   a native or inhabitant of Asia
3. adjective

   of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it
   “Byzantine monks”

   “Byzantine rites”
4. adjective

   highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
   “the Byzantine tax structure”

   “Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship”

   synonyms: convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled, tortuous

   complex

   complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts