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Webster 1913 Edition
Lateran
Lat′er-an
,Noun.
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.
☞ The name is said to have been derived from that of the
Laterani
family, who possessed a palace on or near the spot where the church now stands. In this church several ecclesiastical councils, hence called Lateran
councils, have been held. Webster 1828 Edition
Lateran
LAT'ERAN
,Noun.
A latere, [L.] A legate a latere, is a pope's legate or envoy, so called because sent from his side, from among his favorites and counselors.
