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Petrine

Pe·trine [ p trn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. of Apostle Peter: relating to or associated with St. Peter.

2. of Catholic dissolution of marriage: in the Roman Catholic Church, relating to a dissolved marriage between somebody who has been baptized and somebody who has not

[Mid-19th century. < ecclesiastical Latin Petrus "Peter"]
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