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Cadalan

Cadalan adjective: relating to Peter Cadalus (c. 1010 – 1072), antipope as Honorius II from 1061 to 1072.

Adjective

Cadalan (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Relating to Peter Cadalus (c. 1010 – 1072), antipope as Honorius II from 1061 to 1072.
    • Cencius had also actively supported the anti-pope Honorius II, and the Castel S. Angelo, which he controlled was a bastion of the Cadalan party.1998, H. E. J. Cowdrey, Pope Gregory VII, 1073–1085, →ISBN, page 326
    • It seems, then, that Matilda’s role in the Cadalan schism was more limited than has been supposed.2008, David J. Hay, The Military Leadership of Matilda of Canossa, 1046–1115, →ISBN, page 41

Origin of Cadalan

Cadalo or Cadalus + -an

Questions about Cadalan

What does Cadalan mean?
Cadalan means relating to Peter Cadalus (c. 1010 – 1072), antipope as Honorius II from 1061 to 1072.
What part of speech is Cadalan?
Cadalan is an adjective.

Words near Cadalan in the dictionary

  1. CAD/CAM
  2. Cada
  3. Cadac-an
  4. Cadad-anan
  5. Cadahunan
  6. Cadalan
  7. cadalane
  8. cadalanes
  9. cadalene
  10. cadalin
  11. CADAM

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