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papal definition

pa·pal (pā′pəl)

adjective

of or relating to a pope or the papacy

Etymology: ME < MFr < ML(Ec) papalis: see pope & -al

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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