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papissa

papissa noun: a female pope.

Noun

papissa (plural papissae)

  1. (rare) A female pope.
    Synonyms:
    papess, popess

Synonyms of papissa

Forms of papissa

pluralpapissae

Origin of papissa

From Latin pāpissa.

Questions about papissa

What does papissa mean?
Papissa means a female pope.
What part of speech is papissa?
Papissa is a noun.
What is the plural of papissa?
The plural of papissa is papissae.

Words near papissa in the dictionary

  1. papishers
  2. papishes
  3. papishly
  4. papism
  5. papisms
  6. papissa
  7. papist
  8. papistic
  9. papistical
  10. papistically
  11. papistly

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