Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - leonine

adj. 1 like a lion. 2 of or relating to lions. Etymology: ME f. OF leonin -ine or L leoninus f. leo leonis lion LEONINE adj. & n. --adj. of Pope Leo; made or invented by Pope Leo. --n. (in pl.) leonine verse. Phrases and idioms Leonine City the part of Rome round the Vatican fortified by Pope Leo IV. leonine verse 1 medieval Latin verse in hexameter or elegiac metre with internal rhyme. 2 English verse with internal rhyme. Etymology: the name Leo (as LEONINE)