papal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles
    pontifical; apostolical; apostolic.
    • papal dispensation

WordNet

Pa"pal adjective
Etymology
F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction. Milman.
  2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. "Papal Christians." Bp. Burnet.

Webster 1913