CANOSSA


Meaning of CANOSSA in English

kəˈnäsə, -ˈȯ- noun

( -s )

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: from Canossa, village in northern Italy where Emperor Henry IV made humble submission to Pope Gregory VII in 1077

: a place or occasion of submission, humiliation, or penance — often used with go to

he went to his Canossa when he reversed his policy

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