papable

[ pey-puh-buhl ]

adjective

1. suitable or likely to become pope.

Other Words From

• papa·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of papable¹

1585–95; < Middle French < Italian papabile, equivalent to papa pope + -bile -ble

Example Sentences

It's a sweltering hot day in London today, a real British heat wave with no a/c, and the Jubilee enthusiasm is papable.

From The Daily Beast

These wants, papable as they are in times of peace, become doubly pressing in time of war.

From Project Gutenberg

The threat was too papable to be mistaken, nor was he sufficiently conversant with the world of policy to detect its fallacy.

From Project Gutenberg