| Holy See | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the see of the pope as bishop of Rome and head of the Church |
| 2. | the Roman curia |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
In the Roman Catholic Church, the official name for the jurisdiction of the pope (the word see is from the Latin for “seat”).