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popedom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pope-dom
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The jurisdiction of the pope.

noun

The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.

Etymology

From Middle English popedome, papdome, from Old English pāpdōm, equivalent to pope + -dom. Cognate with Dutch pausdom (“popedom”), German Papsttum (“papacy; popedom”), Old Norse páfadómr (“popedom; papacy”), Swedish påvedöme (“papacy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

popedoms (plural)

Questions

What does popedom mean?
The jurisdiction of the pope.
Where does popedom come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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