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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Pā'pa-cy, n.

noun

n. [L. Lat. papatia, from Lat. papa, a father, a bishop, the pope, papas, papatis, a governor, tutor; Fr. papauté, Pr. papat, It. papato, Sp. & Pg. papado. See PAPE.]

  1. The office and dignity of the pope or pontiff of Rome; papal authority or jurisdiction; popedom.
  2. The popes taken collectively; the series or line of popes.