Pope Joan
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English
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Proper noun
[edit]- A mythical female pope who allegedly reigned for a few years during the Middle Ages.
Noun
[edit]- (card games) A card game played on a round board with compartments.
- 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
- He could sing, and talk, and drink, and keep things stirring, and the gentlemen liked him; and he was, 'twas said, a wonderful fine player at whist, and piquet, and ombre, and all sorts of card-playing. So you see he could afford to play fair. The first time he came down, he fought three duels about a tipsy quarrel over a pool of Pope Joan.