Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lateran \Lat"er*an\, n.
The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being
the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all
churches in the Catholic world.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is said to have been derived from that of the
Laterani family, who possessed a palace on or near the
spot where the church now stands. In this church
several ecclesiastical councils, hence called Lateran
councils, have been held.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Lateran
n 1: the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the
Lateran Palace