DONATION OF CONSTANTINE
\də͡ʊnˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv kˈɒnstantˌiːn], \dəʊnˈeɪʃən ɒv kˈɒnstantˌiːn], \d_əʊ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v k_ˈɒ_n_s_t_a_n_t_ˌiː_n]\
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An alleged gift to the pope by the Emperor Constantine after his conversion, conveying to him the city of Rome and the whole Western Empire. The document is supposed to be a forgery of the eighth century.- Milman, Hist, of Latin Christianity, bk. i. ch. 2.
By Henry Percy Smith
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