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Lateran

Lat·er·an [ láttərən ]


noun 
Definition:
 
site of Roman cathedral and palace: the site of the cathedral church of Rome and of a palace that was the former home of the popes
the Lateran Palace



adjective 
Definition:
 
christianity relating to the Lateran Palace: held at or originating in the Lateran Palace in Rome

[13th century. < Latin Laterana, after the Plautii Laterani, ancient Roman family]
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