cardinalate

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin cardinālātus, from cardinālis (“cardinal”) + -ātus, itself the noun use of an adjective derived from cardō (“hinge, main point”) + -ālis (“-al”). By surface analysis, cardinal +‎ -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑː(ɹ)dɪnələt/ ==== Noun ==== cardinalate (plural cardinalates) The dignity and ecclesiastic office of Roman Catholic cardinal. Synonym: cardinalship The Roman Catholic cardinals, taken collectively. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === First attested in 1587; from cardinal +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). ==== Verb ==== cardinalate (third-person singular simple present cardinalates, present participle cardinalating, simple past and past participle cardinalated) (obsolete) To raise to the rank of cardinal.