papacy

/ˈpeɪ.pə.si/ noun C2

The office of a pope. (countable, uncountable)
The office of the pope of Rome, who is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. (countable, uncountable) · The Vatican defends the primacy of the papacy.
The period of a particular pope's reign. (countable, uncountable) · The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.
Roman Catholicism generally: synonym of popery. (countable, uncountable)

Plural papacies

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