Meanings
adjectiveprelatical (comparative more prelatical, superlative most prelatical)
comparative more prelatical · superlative most prelatical
- derogatoryAdhering to prelates; episcopal.
And though I knew that England then was groaning loudest under the Prelaticall yoak, neverthelesse I took it as a pledge of future happines, that other Nations were so perswaded of her liberty.
1644, John Milton, Areopagitica
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Greek αρχιερατικός
- αρχιερατικός (archieratikós)relating to prelates
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APA
prelatical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelatical
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“prelatical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelatical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelatical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelatical.
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