cardinalship

adjective

1. of main importance; principal; chief
2. bright-red, like the robe of a cardinal

noun

1. one of the Roman Catholic officials appointed by the pope to his council ( College of Cardinals)
2. bright red
3. a woman's short cloak, originally red and usually hooded, fashionable in the 18th cent.
4. ☆ any of various passerine birds (family Emberizidae); esp., a bright-red, crested American species (Cardinalis cardinalis) with a red bill
5. cardinal number