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popeships

popeships is the plural of popeship.

Meaning of popeship

Noun

popeship (plural popeships)

  1. The state, quality, condition, or jurisdiction of being a pope; papacy.
    • This was the holy man who first gave this goodly creature of the popeship to the world.1899, Bernardino Ochino, Constance E. Plumptre, The Tragedy
  2. A term used as a title or designation.
    • Why, there has gone already to Rome a messenger to crave a second dispensation from his Popeship, and the King himself hath signed the request, praying that you and I should graciously be permitted to wed!1905, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, May Margaret: called "the fair maid of Galloway," - Page 184

Questions about popeships

What is popeships the plural of?
Popeships is the plural of popeship.

Words near popeships in the dictionary

  1. popes
  2. popes' noses
  3. Popescu
  4. Popescus
  5. popeship
  6. popeships
  7. popess
  8. popesses
  9. popeye
  10. popeye blacksmelt
  11. popeye blacksmelts

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