cardinalate

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In 1917, the Holy See changed canon law, restricting the cardinalate to the ordained.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2018

Then comes a public consistory, at which old and new cardinals mingle and the Pope presents the galero�the round, flat red hat which is the traditional symbol of the cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Six Roman Catholic prelates learned last month that they were to be raised to the cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

He celebrated the silver jubilee of his elevation, at the hands of Pius X, to the cardinalate.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cervinus had been archbishop of Florence and was afterwards raised from the cardinalate to the pontificate under the title of Marcellus II.

From The Voyage of Verrazzano A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America by Murphy, Henry Cruse