Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.

(numismatics, historical) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.

(poetry) A kind of Latin verse, generally alternate hexameter and pentameter, rhyming at the middle and end.

In a leonine manner.

plural of leonine

Of or relating to any of the popes called Leo.

(rare) The state or condition of being leonine; the nature of a lion.

A verse form based on internal rhyme, commonly used in Latin verse of the European Middle Ages.

plural of Leonine verse

plural of leonine share