Leonine

Leonine
Leonine Le"o*nine (l[=e]"[-o]*n[imac]n), a. [L. leoninus, fr. leo, leonis, lion: cf. F. l['e]onin. See {Lion}.] Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine look; leonine rapacity. -- {Le"o*nine*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

{Leonine verse}, a kind of verse, in which the end of the line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo, or Leoninus, a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth century, who wrote largely in this measure, though he was not the inventor. The following line is an example: [1913 Webster]

Gloria factorum temere conceditur horum. [1913 Webster]


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  • leonine — (adj.) lion like, late 14c., from O.Fr. leonin or directly from L. leoninus belonging to or resembling a lion, from leo (gen. leonis) lion. Weekley thinks that Leonine verse (1650s), rhymed in the middle as well as the end of the line, probably… …   Etymology dictionary

  • leonine — index powerful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • leonine — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or resembling a lion or lions. ORIGIN Latin leoninus, from leo lion …   English terms dictionary

  • leonine — [lē′ə nīn΄] adj. [ME < OFr leonin < L leoninus < leo, LION] of, characteristic of, or like a lion …   English World dictionary

  • léonine — ● léonin, léonine adjectif (latin leoninus, de leo, leonis, lion) Littéraire. Qui est propre au lion, qui rappelle le lion : Une chevelure léonine. Se dit d un partage où quelqu un se réserve la plus grosse part, la part du lion : Un accord de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • leonine — adj. & n. adj. of Pope Leo; made or invented by Pope Leo. n. (in pl.) leonine verse. Phrases and idioms: Leonine City the part of Rome round the Vatican fortified by Pope Leo IV. leonine verse 1 medieval Latin verse in hexameter or elegiac metre… …   Useful english dictionary

  • leonine — [[t]li͟ːənaɪn[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Leonine means like a lion, and is used especially to describe men with a lot of hair on their head, or with big beards. [LITERARY] ...a tall leonine grey haired man …   English dictionary

  • leonine —   a. like a lion.    ♦ leonine partnership, one in which partner bears losses but receives no profits.    ♦ Leonine (verse), n. Latin verse line with internal rhyme …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • leonine — adjective Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion. His leonine face scared the young children …   Wiktionary

  • Leonine — [ li:ənʌɪn] adjective 1》 relating to one of the popes named Leo, especially denoting the part of Rome fortified by Leo IV. 2》 Prosody (of medieval Latin verse) in hexameter or elegiac metre with internal rhyme.     ↘(of English verse) with… …   English new terms dictionary

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