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Dictionary definition · John

noun

  1. youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
  2. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
  3. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
  4. a prostitute's customer
  5. the last of the four Gospels in the New Testament

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).