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Padroado

Padroado proper noun: an arrangement between the Holy See and the kingdom (and later republic) of Portugal, by which the Vatican delegated to the kings of Portugal the administration of the local churches.

Proper noun

Padroado

  1. (historical) An arrangement between the Holy See and the kingdom (and later republic) of Portugal, by which the Vatican delegated to the kings of Portugal the administration of the local churches.

Origin of Padroado

Portuguese, literally "patronage".

Words formed from Padroado

Questions about Padroado

What does Padroado mean?
Padroado means an arrangement between the Holy See and the kingdom (and later republic) of Portugal, by which the Vatican delegated to the kings of Portugal the administration of the local churches.
What part of speech is Padroado?
Padroado is a proper noun.

Words near Padroado in the dictionary

  1. padri
  2. padrino system
  3. Padro
  4. Padroadist
  5. Padroadists
  6. Padroado
  7. Padron
  8. padrone
  9. padrones
  10. padroni
  11. Padrons

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