adj. & n.
--adj. of Pope Leo; made or invented by Pope Leo.
--n. (in pl.) leonine verse.
Phrases and idioms:
Leonine City the part of Rome round the Vatican fortified by Pope Leo IV. leonine verse 1 medieval Latin verse in hexameter or elegiac metre with internal rhyme.
2 English verse with internal rhyme.
Etymology: the name Leo (as LEONINE)