prelateship

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UK/ˈpɹɛlətʃɪp/

noun

The rank or office of prelate.

First used 16th c.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounprelateship (countable and uncountable, plural prelateships)

plural prelateships

  1. countableuncountableThe rank or office of prelate.First known use 16th c.

    Heliodorus that good Bishop of Tricea, loved rather to lose the dignity, profit and devotion of so venerable a Prelateship, than to for-goe his daughter […].

    , II.8

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prelatehood

Origin

From prelate + -ship. Compare prelacy.

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APA

prelateship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelateship

MLA

“prelateship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelateship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelateship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelateship.

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