See Also: popedom(dictionary)

popedom (iou)



popedom noun. LOE.
[from POPE noun1 + -DOM.]
The office, position, or dignity of the Pope; the tenure of office of a pope; = PAPACY 1. LOE.
b. transf. & fig. A position of supreme authority in any religious system or (iron.) in other contexts. L16.
a. An ecclesiastical polity resembling the papacy. LOE.
b. The papal government, esp. as a European State; = PAPACY 2. M17.