papacy
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪ.pə.si/
noun
Etymology: Circa 14th century, from Middle English papacie, papassie, from Medieval Latin pāpātia, from Latin pāpa (“pope”) + -tia (“office, rank”) (English -cy).
- The office of a pope.
- The office of a pope.
“The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.”
- The period of a particular pope's reign.
“The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.”
- Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery.