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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papal bull

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
pa-pal bull
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of document or edict from the Pope.

Etymology

From Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“a round seal”), from Latin bulla (“bubble”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

papal bulls (plural)

Derived Forms

bullarium

Synonyms

bull

Questions

What does papal bull mean?
A type of document or edict from the Pope.
Where does papal bull come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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