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Definition of Cardinalship
1. Noun. The office of cardinal.
Derivative terms: Cardinal
Definition of Cardinalship
1. n. The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal
Definition of Cardinalship
1. Noun. The office (or term of office) of a cardinal ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cardinalship
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardinalship
Literary usage of Cardinalship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Review (1851)
"The French cardinalship is part and parcel of our exterior influence; its action
is real and serious when a chief is to be given to the immense family of ..."
2. Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon on the Reign of Louis XIV. and the Regency by Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (1876)
"The Abbe' Dubois still maintained his pernicious influence over the Regent, and
still looked forward to a cardinalship as the reward of his scheming, ..."
3. Memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency by Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (1901)
"... and his nomination to the cardinalship required more discussion. ... an associate
like M. d'Orleans, to whom I give my nomination to the cardinalship. ..."
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