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cardinal nephew

cardinal nephew is the alternative spelling of cardinal-nephew.

Meaning of cardinal-nephew

Noun

cardinal-nephew (plural cardinal-nephews)

  1. Any cardinal created by the nepotism of a Pope

Noun capitalized: Cardinal Nephew

Cardinal Nephew (plural Cardinal Nephews)

  1. (singular, singular-only) The position of the Secretarius Papae et superintendens status ecclesiasticæ in the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Holy See.
  2. (countable) Any officeholder of that position.

Forms of cardinal nephew

pluralcardinal nephews
pluralCardinal Nephews

Questions about cardinal nephew

What does cardinal nephew mean?
Cardinal nephew means the position of the Secretarius Papae et superintendens status ecclesiasticæ in the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Holy See.
What is cardinal nephew the alternative spelling of?
Cardinal nephew is the alternative spelling of cardinal-nephew.
What part of speech is cardinal nephew?
Cardinal nephew is a noun.
What is the plural of cardinal nephew?
The plural of cardinal nephew is cardinal nephews.

Words near cardinal nephew in the dictionary

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  6. cardinal nephew
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