aristocrasy

Updated: May 21, 2025

In fine, in a piece against Rivetus , he proves the primacy of the Pope from a passage of St. Cyprian, and adds, "You see that the primacy is hereby established; and this name in every society implies some jurisdiction. The Bishop of Rome, says he , is Prince of the Christian Aristocrasy, as it has been called before our time by the Bishop of Fossombrone.

M. de (Jean Lévesque) Burigny - The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned Hugo Grotius: Containing a Copious and Circumstantial History of the Several Important and Honourable Negotiations in Which He Was Employed; together with a Critical Account of His Works