1. (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC);
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Belshazzar
n 1: (Old Testament) Babylonian general and son of
Nebuchadnezzar II; according to the Old Testament he was
warned of his doom by divine handwriting on the wall that
was interpreted by Daniel (6th century BC)