popedom

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popedom

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From Middle English popedome, papdome, from Old English pāpdōm, equivalent to pope + -dom. Cognate with Dutch pausdom (“popedom”), German Papsttum (“papacy; popedom”), Old Norse páfadómr (“popedom; papacy”), Swedish påvedöme (“papacy”).

noun popedoms

The jurisdiction of the pope.
The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.

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@misc{popedom_2026,
  title = {popedom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/popedom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}