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Borgia

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Borgia

1
 n
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
2
 n
Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)
3
 n
Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)
4
 n
Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Borgia
1

n Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)

Synonyms:
Alfonso Borgia, Calixtus III
Example of:
Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, pontiff, pope
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
2

n Pope and father of Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia (1431-1503)

Synonyms:
Alexander VI, Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigo Borgia
Example of:
Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ, pontiff, pope
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
3

n Italian cardinal and military leader; model for Machiavelli's prince (1475-1507)

Synonyms:
Cesare Borgia
Example of:
cardinal
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
soldier
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
4

n Italian noblewoman and patron of the arts (1480-1519)

Synonyms:
Duchess of Ferrara, Lucrezia Borgia
Example of:
Lady, noblewoman, peeress
a woman of the peerage in Britain
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