papess

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noun

A female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.

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papissapopess
OriginFrench papesse →
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Meanings

nounpapess (plural papesses)

plural papesses

  1. obsoleteA female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.

    Was the history of that their monstrous Papess of our making?

    1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy

    Synonyms: papissa, popess

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.

Similar
papissapopess
Also see
papissapopess

Origin

  1. Frenchpapesse
  2. Englishpapess

French papesse.

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Translations

Esperanto papino
  • papinofemale pope
French papesse
  • papessefemale pope
German Päpstin
  • Päpstinfemale pope
Italian papessa
  • papessafemale pope
Latin papissa
  • papissafemale pope
Polish papieżyca
  • papieżycafemale pope
Portuguese papisa
  • papisafemale pope
Spanish papisa
  • papisafemale pope
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APA

papess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papess

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“papess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/papess. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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