papelt (pap)

[ME.: see popel.] A spiritual father; a priest; specifically, the Pope. The prayer of the pape so incensed the Scot that he vowed revenge, and watched the pape with a good cudgel, next day, as he cro ed the churchyard, where he beat him. W. Carr , Traveller's Guide, p. 190. pape2 (pap), n. [Creole F., lit. 'pope'; cf. E. pope, a bullfinch.] An American finch of the genus Cyanospiza or Pa er in a, C. or P. cir is. Also called nonpareil and incomparable. See cut at painted finch, under painted. papechien (pap-shian'), n. The lapwing: same as pea - chicken.