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Lateran definition

Lat·eran (lat′ər ən)

noun

  1. the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral of the pope as bishop of Rome
  2. the palace, now a museum, adjoining this church

Etymology: < L Lateranus, pl. laterani, name of the Roman family (the Plautii Laterani) whose palace once occupied the same site

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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