Papal States

Etymology
On the model of, plural of ; compare the dated direct. 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.

Proper noun

 * 1)   that existed until 1870, comprising the territories of Italy over which the pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense.

Translations

 * Catalan: Estats Pontificis
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 教宗國, 教皇國
 * Danish: Kirkestaten, Pavestaten
 * Finnish: Kirkkovaltio
 * French:
 * Georgian: პაპის ოლქი
 * German:
 * Hungarian: Pápai Állam, Egyházi Állam
 * Indonesian: Negara Kepausan
 * Irish: Stáit an Phápa
 * Italian: Stato Pontificio, Stato della Chiesa
 * Japanese: 教皇領
 * Korean:
 * Latin: Status Pontificius, Status Ecclēsiasticus, Patrimōnium Petrī, rēspūblica Sanctī Petrī
 * Lithuanian: Popiežiaus Sritis
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: Estados Papais
 * Spanish: Estados Pontificios
 * Welsh: Taleithiau'r Babaeth