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papieżnica

//pa.pjɛʐˈɲi.t͡sa/ | /pɒ.pjɛʐˈɲi.t͡sa//
Polishnoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    female equivalent of papież (“papess, popess”) (hypothetical female pope)
  2. 2.
    female equivalent of papieżnik (“papist; Catholic”)

Etymology

From papież + -nica. First attested in 1571, but in common usage only as of 1814.

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