Definition of Cardinalship

1. Noun. The office of cardinal.

Generic synonyms: Berth, Billet, Office, Place, Position, Post, Situation, Spot
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

cardinal virtues
cardinalate
cardinalates
cardinalfish
cardinalfishes
cardinalin
cardinalist
cardinalists
cardinalities
cardinality
cardinalize
cardinalized
cardinalizing
cardinally
cardinals
cardinalship (current term)
cardinalships
carding
carding machine
carding machines
cardings
cardio
cardio-
cardio-omentopexy
cardioaccelerator
cardioactive
cardioangiography
cardioaortic
cardioarterial
cardioarterial interval

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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