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Pope Julius

Pope Julius proper noun: a sixteenth-century gambling card game about which little is known.

Proper noun

Pope Julius

  1. (obsolete) A sixteenth-century gambling card game about which little is known.
    • Of Pope Julius cardys he ys chefe cardynall.1525, John Skelton, Speke, Parrot
    • Item the laste day delived unto the kings grace whiche his grace lost at pope July game wt my lady marquess and m Weston xvj cor1532 November 30, Privy Purse Expences of King Henry VIII, 30 Novembre 1532

Forms of Pope Julius

alternative formPope Julio
alternative formPope July

Origin of Pope Julius

Unknown. Presumably named after Pope Julius II, the Warrior Pope.

Questions about Pope Julius

What does Pope Julius mean?
Pope Julius means a sixteenth-century gambling card game about which little is known.
What part of speech is Pope Julius?
Pope Julius is a proper noun.

Words near Pope Julius in the dictionary

  1. Pope County
  2. Pope Day
  3. pope hat
  4. pope hats
  5. Pope Joan
  6. Pope Julius
  7. Pope Night
  8. pope's eye
  9. pope's head
  10. pope's living room
  11. pope's nose

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