pontificality en · NOUN
Etymology
From pontifical + -ity.
Meanings
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The state and government of the pope; the papacy.
Charles the fifth , emperor , who was accounted one of the Pope's best sons , yet proceeded in matter temporal towards Pope Clement with strange rigour : never regarding the pontificality , but kept him prisoner thirteen months[…]
c. 1614, Francis Bacon, The Charge Against William Talbot:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pontificalities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |