Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete) To act as a prelate.

    18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. What's the difference between a prelate and a bishop?

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  2. German cardinals and other prelates met Thursday to discuss possible access to the Eucharist for non-Catholic spouses.

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Origin

From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive par

From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō (“to carry before, prefer, exceed”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of prefer. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.

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Forms

prelates, prelating, prelated, prelated
Base formprelate · to prelate
3rd person singularprelates
Present participleprelating
Past simpleprelated
Past participleprelated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprelate
he, she, itprelates

Past simpleLesson

all personsprelated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave prelated
he, she, ithas prelated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill prelate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prehensileprehistoricB2prejudiceB1preliminaryB2prelude
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