Copts \Copts\ (k[o^]pts"), n. pl.; sing. {Copt} (k[o^]pt). [See
{Coptic}.] (Etnol.)
1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient
Egyptians.
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2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley
of the Nile.
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Note: they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite
Christians, and for eleven centuries have had
possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria.
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