how to pronounce papacy

/ˈpɛɪ.pə.si/

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papacy is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of papacy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… rule voluntarily to the papacy and that …”

meanings of papacy

noun:

The office of the pope.
Roman Catholicism generally.
The period of a particular pope's reign.

papacy frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word papacy occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.