cardinal nephew

noun

The position of the Secretarius Papae et superintendens status ecclesiasticæ in the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Holy See.

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Meanings

cardinal nephew1

nouncardinal nephew (plural cardinal nephews)

plural cardinal nephews

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of cardinal-nephew.

Cardinal Nephew2

nounCardinal Nephew (plural Cardinal Nephews)

plural Cardinal Nephews

  1. singularsingular onlyThe position of the Secretarius Papae et superintendens status ecclesiasticæ in the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Holy See.
  2. countableAny officeholder of that position.
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APA

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MLA

“cardinal nephew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardinal%20nephew. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cardinal nephew,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cardinal%20nephew.

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