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papado

papacy

noun pah-PAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Papado refers to the institution and period of a pope's reign, not the pope himself (el papa). You will see it in phrases like durante el papado de Juan Pablo II ('during the papacy of John Paul II'). It is parallel to reinado ('reign') for monarchs.

Examples

"El papado de Francisco comenzó en 2013."

Natural Translation

The papacy of Francis began in 2013.

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