cardinalate.
The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
Meaning & usage
The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood.
The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively.
The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”) + -ātus, itself the noun use of an adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”). By surface analysis, cardinal + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
To raise to the rank of cardinal.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1587; from cardinal + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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