adjective
- of or relating to ordinary writing or script used in everyday life, as opposed to formal or sacred writing
- native to or characteristic of a particular country or region
Usage: chiefly historical or technical; often used in reference to ancient Egyptian writing systems
Usage: archaic or rare
Examples
- Scholars studied the enchorial script to understand how ordinary Egyptians wrote.
- The Rosetta Stone helped decode enchorial Egyptian writing alongside hieroglyphics.
- Enchorial documents from ancient times reveal details about daily life.
- The museum displayed both hieratic and enchorial texts side by side.
- Enchorial customs varied from region to region in the ancient world.