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Lateran [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. One of the churches at Rome. The name is said to have been derived from that of a man.

2. A latere, [Latin] A legate a latere, is a pope's legate or envoy, so called because sent from his side, from among his favorites and counselors.

Lateran [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world.