Basilar \Bas"i*lar\, Basilary \Bas"i*la*ry\, a. [F. basilaire, fr. L. basis. See Base, n.]

1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.

2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action. [R.]

``Basilar instincts.'' --H. W. Beecher.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)