Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papal states

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pal s-tates
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country in southern Europe that existed until 1870, comprising the territories of Italy (and some enclaves in France) over which the pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense.

Etymology

On the model of Italian Stati Pontifici, plural of Stato Pontificio; compare the dated direct calque Pontifical States. The plural is typical in English and reflects the Papal States’ highly regionalised administration, but in various European languages, including contemporary Italian, the singular is more common.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Stati Pontifici

Inflected Forms

the Papal States (canonical, plural) Papal State (singular)

Phrases

Vatican City Holy See

Frequently Paired Words

Vatican City Holy See

Synonyms

States of the Church Pontifical States Ecclesiastical State

Questions

What does papal states mean?: A country in southern Europe that existed until 1870, comprising the territories of Italy (and some enclaves in France) over which the pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense.
Where does papal states come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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