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

As Archbishop of Westminster, England's primatial Catholic see, John Carmel Heenan had a right to expect a cardinalate; so did Archbishop William Conway of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Besides the immense prestige which comes to a cardinal in his own country, there goes with a cardinalate the duty of participating in the election of a Pope.

From Time Magazine Archive

Certain offices lead to it, and are known as cardinalate offices.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864 by Various