Meanings
nounpaparchy (usually uncountable, plural paparchies)
plural paparchies
- archaicuncountableusuallypapacy
Origin
- Latinpapa“bishop”
- Englishpaparchy
From Latin papa (“bishop”) + -archy.
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paparchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paparchy
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“paparchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paparchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paparchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paparchy.
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