papal bull

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of document or edict from the Pope.

Word forms

papal bull papal bulls

Etymology

From Middle English bulle, from Old French bulle, from Medieval Latin bulla (“a round seal”), from Latin bulla (“bubble”).

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