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Leonine

Pronunciation: /ˈliːənʌɪn/

Definition of Leonine

adjective

1relating to any of the popes named Leo, in particular denoting the part of Rome fortified by Leo IV (d.855).

2 Prosody (of medieval Latin verse) in hexameter or elegiac metre with internal rhyme.
(of English verse) with internal rhyme.

noun

(Leonines) Prosody

Leonine verse.

Origin:

late Middle English: from the name Leo, from Latin leo 'lion'. Leonine (sense 2 of the adjective) may be from the name of a medieval poet, but his identity is not known