papacy
noun /ˈpeɪpəsi/
/ˈpeɪpəsi/
- the papacy[singular] the position or the authority of the PopeTopics Religion and festivalsc2
- [countable, usually singular] the period of time when a particular Pope is in power
- during the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin papatia, from papa ‘pope’.