Middle English Dictionary Entry
anti-pōpe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | anti-pōpe n. Also ante-. |
| Etymology | ML antipāpa, with substit. of ME pōpe . |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A pope elected in opposition to one regarded as canonically chosen.
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 Wycl.CChron.(2) (Em 85)187/379 : Calixt þe ij sat pope v ȝer..toke and prisoned maurici þe antepope.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)130 : Benedicte, whech was a antepope, and stood acursed.
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)255 : The Kyng [of England]..held evir with the Cherch ageyn the Antipope, whech Antipope was gretly supported be the Kyngis of Frauns and of Spayne.