Cardinalhood

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The status, condition, or jurisdiction of a cardinal. uncountable

    "In early modern Rome the office of governor was part of the criminal and civil justice system and often served as stop on the path to cardinalhood."

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"In early modern Rome the office of governor was part of the criminal and civil justice system and often served as stop on the path to cardinalhood."

Etymology

From cardinal + -hood.

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