papess

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Etymology

French papesse.

Noun

papess (plural papesses)

  1. (obsolete) A female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.
    • 1620, Joseph Hall, The Honour of the Married Clergy:
      Was the history of that their monstrous Papess of our making?

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