leo x

1. 1.

   son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)

   SynonymsGiovanni de'Medici

   Broaderpope

Questions about leo x

What does leo x mean?

leo x means "son of Lorenzo de'Medici and pope from 1513 to 1521 who excommunicated Martin Luther and who in 1521 bestowed on Henry VIII the title of Defender of the Faith (1475-1521)".

What is another word for leo x?

Close synonyms include Giovanni de'Medici. 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 leo x a common word?

leo x is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.