<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(Often initial capital letter) The bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.</li><li>(In the early Christian church) A bishop.</li><li>A person considered as having or assuming authority or a position similar to that of the Roman Catholic pope.</li><li>The title of the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria.</li><li>Eastern Church.</li><li>The Orthodox patriarch of Alexandria.</li><li>(In certain churches) A parish priest.</li></ul>