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Borrowed from Middle Low Germanpāwest(“Pope”) (compare GermanPapst), from an earlier pāwes (with an intrusive final t), borrowed from Old Frenchpapes, also borrowed from Medieval Latinpāpa (in use for the bishop of Rome since the 5th century), itself borrowed from Ancient Greekπάππας(páppas, “priest”) (< “father”). In Latvian, this loanword is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries.
pāvests Francisks, pašreizējais pāvests ― Pope Francis, the current pope
katoļu baznīcas galvas, pāvesti Adrians VI, Klements VII un Pāvils III, neparko nedeva piekrišanu karaļa Henrija VIII laulības šķiršanai ― the heads of the Catholic Church, popes Adrian VI, Clement VIII and Paul III, did not in any way give consent to King Henry VIII's divorce
