German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German bābestuom. Equivalent to Papst +‎ -tum.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaːpsˌtuːm/, (rare, pedantic) /ˈpaːpstˌtuːm/
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  • Hyphenation: Papst‧tum

Noun edit

Papsttum n (strong, genitive Papsttums or Papsttumes, plural Papsttümer)

  1. (religion) popedom, papacy (office and jurisdiction of the Pope)

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