cardinalate

English

Etymology

From Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”), itself the noun use of the adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”).

Noun

cardinalate (plural cardinalates)

The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood
Collective term for the cardinals
The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope

Synonyms

(office): cardinalship

Translations

the dignity and ecclestiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal

Dutch: kardinaalschap n
French: cardinalat (fr) m

Irish: cairdinéalacht f
Italian: cardinalato m

collective term for the cardinals

Irish: ^{(please verify)} cairdinéalacht f

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