PAPAL Meaning of PAPAL in English [ 'peɪp(ə)l ]■ adjective relating to a pope or the papacy.Derivatives~ly adverb OriginME: from OFr., from med. L. ~is , from eccles. L. papa 'bishop (of Rome)'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004