Index of English words, starting with "pa"

(1) - Papacy (n.) The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.
(2) - Papacy (n.) The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.
(3) - Papacy (n.) The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome; papal jurisdiction.

(1) - Papal (a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church.
(2) - Papal (a.) 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.

(1) - Papaverous (a.) Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.

(1) - Papaw (n.) A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the fruit itself.
(2) - Papaw (n.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.