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papal

pa·pal

UK/ˈpeɪpəl/ US/ˈpʰeɪ̯.p(ʰ)əɫ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles

  • “papal dispensation”
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Origin

From Middle English papal, from Old French papal and Medieval Latin pāpālis (“papal”).

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