1. (n.) A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other church dignitaries and some monastic orders. See Dan.

2. (n.) In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the higher classes.

3. (n.) A suffix denoting

4. (p. p.) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as in kingdom earldom.

5. (p. p.) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom, freedom.

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