papacy
noun/ˈpeɪpəsi/
/ˈpeɪpəsi/
- the papacy[singular] the position or the authority of the PopeTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- [countable, usually singular] the period of time when a particular Pope is in power
- during the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin papatia, from papa ‘pope’.
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