[ˈliːənʌɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of or resembling a lion or lions
(e.g: a handsome, leonine profile)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin leoninus, from leo, leon- ‘lion’

[ˈliːənʌɪn], (Adjective)

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

- (of medieval Latin verse) in hexameter or elegiac metre with internal rhyme


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from the name Leo, from Latin leo ‘lion’. Leonine may be from the name of a medieval poet, but his identity is not known

[ˈliːənʌɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- Leonine verse


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from the name Leo, from Latin leo ‘lion’. Leonine may be from the name of a medieval poet, but his identity is not known