n. 1. A petty or deputy pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An adherent of the pope. [ R. ] Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A word variously explained as “a little puppet, ” “a little doll, ” or “a young butterfly.” Cf. Popet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

So gay a popelote, so sweet a wench. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]