English
Etymology
Latin papa (pope), + English suffix -cy.
Noun
en-noun|papac|ies
- The office of the pope.
#: The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.
- 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.
Related terms
papal
papist
pope
popish
Translations
trans-top|the office
trans-mid
Russian: пап��во (pápstvo) n
trans-bottom
trans-top|the period
trans-mid
Russian: пап��во (pápstvo) n
trans-bottom
See also
Roman Catholicism
Category:Latin derivations
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