n. [ F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, a child's word meaning father. Cf. Pope. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Probably of Creole origin. ] (Zool.) The upland plover. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father, bishop. See Pope. ]
n. (Zool.) See Popinjay, 1
n. [ From Papaw. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Papal cross.
Papal crown,
n. A papist. [ Obs. ] Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ LL. papalitas: cf. F. papauté. ] The papacy. [ Obs. ] Ld. Berners. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make papal. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To conform to popery. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]