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pa·pa·cy  audio  (pp-s) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. pa·pa·cies
  1. The office and jurisdiction of a pope.
  2. The period of time during which a pope is in office.
  3. A succession or line of popes: the Medici papacy.
  4. Papacy Roman Catholic Church The system of church government headed by the pope.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English papacie, from Medieval Latin pptia, from Late Latin ppa, pope ; see pope


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