[een-pet-taw; Eng. in-pet-oh] 
| (of cardinals whom the pope appoints but does not disclose in consistory) not disclosed. |
| in pet·to (ĭn pět'ō) adv. & adj. Roman Catholic Church In secret or private. Used of appointments of cardinals by the pope undisclosed in consistory. [Italian : in, in + petto, breast.] |