Papacy

Noun

 * 1) The office of the pope.
 * The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.
 * 1) The period of a particular pope's reign.
 * The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.

Related terms

 * papal
 * papist
 * pope
 * popish

Thesaurus
Apostolic See, See of Rome, aedileship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, bishopric, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, consulate, consulship, deanery, dictatorship, dictature, directorship, emirate, episcopacy, governorship, headship, hegemony, hierarchy, leadership, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship, magistrature, masterdom, mastership, mastery, mayoralty, mayorship, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, nobility, papality, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship, prefectship, prefecture, premiership, presidency, presidentship, prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate, proconsulship, protectorate, protectorship, provostry, provostship, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship, ruling class, seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, shrievalty, supervisorship, suzerainship, suzerainty, the Vatican, tribunate, vizierate, viziership

Etymology
Circa 14th century, papa (pope), + English suffix -cy, from  papatia.

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