Meaning

2 senses

  1. Prelates in general

    prelates collectively

  2. The office of a prelate

    the office or station of a prelate

Origin

From both French prélature and post-Classical Latin praelātūra.

From both French prélature and post-Classical Latin praelātūra.

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Forms

plural: prelatures
Singularprelature
Pluralprelatures

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
prelacy
Close in meaning
  • the office or station of a prelate:prelacy
  • prelates collectively:prelacy

Word family

1 related words
Derivedprelatureship

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
prehensileprehistoricB2prejudiceB1preliminaryB2prelude

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