† paˈpality Obs.
[a. F. papalité, in med.L. pāpālitās (14th c. in Du Cange): see papal and -ity.]
1. The papal office, dignity, or authority; the popedom; the papal see.
| 1456 Sir G. Haye Law Arms (S.T.S.) 111 [He] ourthrew wrangwisly the legis of the papalitee. 1480 Caxton Chron. Eng. v. (1520) 54/1 It was in the 6 yere of Seynt Gregoryes papalyte. 1525 Ld. Berners Froiss. II. clx. 440 Pope Clement was redy in his chambre of consystorie, syttyng in his chayre of papalyte. 1652 Urquhart Jewel Wks. (1834) 279 Joynt to the power wherewith he is invested by his Papality, he ruleth over those parts by the right of a temporal prince. 1661 Blount Glossogr. (ed. 2), Papality,..the Popedom, the Dominion of the Pope, Popishness. |
2. A papal doctrine. rare.
| 1826 W. S. Landor Imag. Conv. (ed. 2) I. viii. 163 He resisted the authority of the pope, and refuted the doctrine of transubstantiation, with several other papalities. |