Etymology

cardinalate

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Today it means: The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal. Full definition →

Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus
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cardinalate · noun1

  1. Ecclesiastical Latin · borrowed fromcardinālātus
  2. English todaycardinalate

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”) + -ātus, itself the noun use of an adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”). By surface analysis, cardinal + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

cardinalate · verb2

First attested in 1587; from cardinal + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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