the sacred asp as represented upon the headdress of divinities and royal personages of ancient Egypt, usually directly over the forehead, as an emblem of supreme power.
Origin
1825-35; < Neo-Latin < Late Greekouraîos, perhaps based ultimately on Egyptianyʿrt cobra, altered by association with Greekouraîos of the tail; see uro-2
Examples from the web for uraeus
Her image formed the royal crown, the uraeus, worn by the rulers of lower egypt.
British Dictionary definitions for uraeus
uraeus
/jʊˈriːəs/
noun (pl) -uses
1.
the sacred serpent represented on the headdresses of ancient Egyptian kings and gods
Word Origin
C19: from New Latin, from Greek ouraios, from Egyptian uro asp