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papishes

papishes is the plural of papish.

Meaning of papish

Noun

papish (plural papishes)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, derogatory) A Roman Catholic.
    • ‘But how can he have any right to make us papishes?’ says the landlord.1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 442

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Questions about papishes

What is papishes the plural of?
Papishes is the plural of papish.

Words near papishes in the dictionary

  1. papirosas
  2. PAPIs
  3. papish
  4. papisher
  5. papishers
  6. papishes
  7. papishly
  8. papism
  9. papisms
  10. papissa
  11. papist

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