latenan |
lateran | (n) the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace |
lateran council | (n) any of five general councils of the Western Catholic Church that were held in the Lateran Palace |
lateran palace | (n) a palace that served as the residence of the popes until the 14th century |
lateran treaty | (n) the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state |
Lateran | n. The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The name is said to have been derived from that of the |