papacy

Etymology
Circa 14th century, from, , from , from +  (English ).

Noun

 * 1) The office of the pope.
 * The papacy represents the head of the Catholic Church.
 * 1) The period of a particular pope's reign.
 * The papacy of John Paul II ended in 2005, after the pope's long battle with illness ended.
 * 1) Roman Catholicism generally.

Translations

 * Armenian: ,
 * Catalan:, pontificat
 * Danish: pavedømme
 * French:
 * Galician:, pontificado
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: popitanga
 * Norman: papaûté
 * Norwegian: pavedømme
 * Occitan: papat, papautat, pontificat
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romagnol: papêt
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Armenian:
 * Catalan:, pontificat
 * Galician:, pontificado
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: popitanga
 * Norman: papaûté
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romagnol: papêt
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: