Associations to the word «Leonine»
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
LEONINE, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lion.
LEONINE, noun. (currency) (historical) A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and used in England as a debased form of the sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.
LEONINE VERSE, noun. A verse form based on internal rhyme, commonly used in Latin verse of the European Middle Ages.
LEONINE VERSES, noun. Plural of Leonine verse
Dictionary definition
LEONINE, adjective. Of or characteristic of or resembling a lion.
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.