Joan

[ john ]

noun
  1. "Fair Maid of Kent", 1328–85, wife of Edward, the Black Prince, and mother of Richard II.

  2. a fictitious female pope about a.d. 855–858.

  1. a female given name.

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Joan

/ (dʒəʊn) /


noun
  1. known as the Fair Maid of Kent. 1328–85, wife of Edward the Black Prince; mother of Richard II

  2. Pope legendary female pope, first mentioned in the 13th century: said to have been elected while disguised as a man and to have died in childbirth

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