Ptolemaic UK /ˌtɒl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/US /ˌtɑl.əˈmeɪ.ɪk/ adjective2 •Of or pertaining to the astronomer Claudius Ptolemy. •(historical) Of or pertaining to the Ptolemy dynasty of pharaohs, the Ptolemies, rulers of Hellenistic Egypt.