Adrian IV

or Hadrian IV


noun
  1. Nicholas Breakspear, c1100–59, only Englishman to become pope, 1154–59.

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  • In short, it is nothing better than a logical solecism, to wish to maintain that two such popes as Adrian IV.

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British Dictionary definitions for Adrian IV

Adrian IV

noun
  1. original name Nicholas Breakspear. ?1100–59, the only English pope (1154–59)

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