popedom Definition

pope
noun

1. The Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Form: Pope (often)
2. A priest in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Derivative: popedom
noun

The office, dignity or jurisdiction of the pope; a pope's tenure of office.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon as papa: from Latin, from Greek pappas father, in the early Church a title used respectfully to bishops.