papalis

Forms

pāpālis (neuter pāpāle); third-declension two-termination adjective^[1]

Etymology

It is formed from Latin pāpa² (“pope”) + -ālis in Medieval Latin.^[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's first record is Pope Alexander III (1159–1181),^[3] and it means papal, belonging to the pope.^[3][4]

Semantic evolution

It was used of what belonged to the pope and of what the pope issued or sanctioned, such as papal taxes beside royal ones in an English account of 1315.^[2] Köbler also glosses it “episcopal”.^[3] As a neuter noun it meant what belongs to the pope.^[2] The word lives on in Italian papale and in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan and French papal.^[1]

Timeline

• 1159–1181 – Pope Alexander III uses it.^[3]
• 1315 – An English account lists papal and royal impositions.^[2]
• late 14th century – Borrowed into English, from Old French and directly from Medieval Latin, as papal.^[5]

Meanings

Adjective

1. (Medieval Latin) papal, belonging to the pope.^[2][4][6]
2. (Medieval Latin) Issued, summoned or sanctioned by the pope.^[2]
3. (Medieval Latin) episcopal.^[3]

Noun

1. (Medieval Latin, neuter) What belongs to the pope.^[2]

Related words

• English papal

References

1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
2. ^ a b c d e f g Latham, R. E., D. R. Howlett, R. K. Ashdowne, et al. (1975–2013), Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: British Academy / Oxford University Press
3. ^ a b c d e Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
4. ^ a b Niermeyer, J. F. (1976), Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden: Brill
5. ^ Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com
6. ^ Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson