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These two words have opposite meanings: 'nullus' means none, not any while 'ullus' means any.
The variations occurs in the phrase: 'ut sine auctoritate Vicarii Christi, qui est Summus Pontifex non possit esse nullus/ullus Christianus Imperator' meaning since without the authority of the Vicar of Christ, who is the Heighest Priest, there is not able to be any Christian Emperor.
In Latin, a double negative does NOT cancel out, but rather emphasizes the negativity. So in this sentence, 'nullus' and 'ullus' are both translated as any.
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