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cardinalate

noun car·di·nal·ate \ˈkärd-nə-lət, ˈkär-də-, -ˌlāt\

Definition of CARDINALATE

:  the office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal
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First Known Use of CARDINALATE

1645

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