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papess

papess noun: a female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.

Noun

papess (plural papesses)

  1. (obsolete) A female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.
    • Was the history of that their monstrous Papess of our making?1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy
    Synonyms:
    papissa, popess

Synonyms of papess

Forms of papess

pluralpapesses

Origin of papess

French papesse.

Questions about papess

What does papess mean?
Papess means a female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.
What part of speech is papess?
Papess is a noun.
What is the plural of papess?
The plural of papess is papesses.

Words near papess in the dictionary

  1. papery
  2. papes
  3. papescent
  4. Papesh
  5. Papeshes
  6. papess
  7. papesses
  8. papeterie
  9. papeteries
  10. papgeld
  11. Paphian

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