gregory xiii

1. 1.

   the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)

   SynonymsGregoryUgo Buoncompagni

   Broaderpope

Questions about gregory xiii

What does gregory xiii mean?

gregory xiii means "the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)".

What is another word for gregory xiii?

Close synonyms include Gregory, Ugo Buoncompagni. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gregory xiii a common word?

gregory xiii is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.