léonin

See also: Leonin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin leōnīnus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /le.ɔ.nɛ̃/

Adjective

léonin (feminine léonine, masculine plural léonins, feminine plural léonines)

1. (literary) leonine (pertaining to the lion)
2. (figuratively) unequal, unjust

Related terms

• lion

See also

• part du lion

Further reading

• “léonin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.