prelation

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noun

The setting of one item above another; preference.

OriginLatin praelatio →
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Meanings

nounprelation (plural prelations)

plural prelations

  1. archaicThe setting of one item above another; preference.

    prelation and election of one before another

    1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinpraelatio
  2. Englishprelation

From Latin praelatio. Compare French prélation. See prelate, and compare prefer.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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