cardinalate

Etymology

From Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”), itself the noun use of the adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”).

noun

  1. The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal.
    The cardinalate ranks equal to a secular prince of the blood
  2. Collective term for the cardinals
    The cardinalate under a maximum age composes the conclave which elects the pope

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