Pseudocardinal
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A cardinal appointed by an antipope and consequently seen as illegitimate by the pope and those who recognize him. historical
"Other writers […] conclude that[…] Gregory remained long enough not only to be reinstated at the Lateran palace, but also to reform certain flagrant abuses, and order the expulsion of pseudo-cardinals nominated by the Antipope."
- 2 A type of tooth found on the shells of some bivalve molluscs.
"Right valve with three pseudocardinal teeth, the front one being strongest, high and triangular, the second low and longer, the posterior one indistinctly differentiated from the hinge plate."
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More examples"Other writers […] conclude that[…] Gregory remained long enough not only to be reinstated at the Lateran palace, but also to reform certain flagrant abuses, and order the expulsion of pseudo-cardinals nominated by the Antipope."
Etymology
From pseudo- + cardinal.
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