Found 2 items, similar to Lateran.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Lateran
Lateran
n : the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the
Lateran Palace
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Lateran
Lateran
\Lat"er*an\, 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]
Note: 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.
[1913 Webster]