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Webster 1913 Edition


Pope

Pope

(pōp)
,
Noun.
[AS.
pāpa
, L.
papa
father, bishop. Cf.
Papa
,
Papal
.]
1.
Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop.
[Obs.]
Foxe.
2.
The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See
Note
under
Cardinal
.
3.
A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.
4.
(Zool.)
A fish; the ruff.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pope

POPE

,
Noun.
[Low L. papa.]
1.
The bishop of Rome, the head of the catholic church.
2.
A small fish, called also a ruff.