\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.