Pope

·noun A fish; the ruff.

II. Pope ·noun Any ecclesiastic, ·esp. a bishop.

III. Pope ·noun A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.

IV. Pope ·noun The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. ·see Note under Cardinal.

pope
A figure burned annually every fifth of November, in memory of the gunpowder plot, which is said to ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
Pope, Alexander
(1688-1744) Poet, was b. in London, of Roman Catholic parentage. His f. was a linen-merchant, who m...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
Pope Lane End
According to Stow the parish church of saint Anne in the willowes lay on the north side of this lane...

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.