Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a cross with three crossbars;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Papal \Pa"pal\, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See Papacy.]
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1. 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.
--Milman.
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2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. "Papal
Christians." --Bp. Burnet.
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Papal cross. See Illust. 3 of Cross.
Papal crown, the tiara.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
papal cross
n 1: a cross with three crossbars