Canossa: Meaning and Definition of
Ca•nos•sa
Pronunciation: (ku-nos'uIt.kä-nôs'sä), [key]
— n.
- a ruined castle in N Italy: scene of the penance of Emperor Henry IV of the Holy Roman Empire before Pope Gregory VII in 1077.
- to humble oneself.
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