PAPAL


Meaning of PAPAL in English

/ ˈpeɪpl; NAmE / adjective

[ only before noun ] connected with the Pope :

papal authority

a papal visit to Mexico

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French , from medieval Latin papalis , from ecclesiastical Latin papa bishop (of Rome).

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