prelature

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noun

prelates in general

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prelacy
OriginFrench prélature ← Latin praelātūra →
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Meanings

nounprelature (plural prelatures)

plural prelatures

  1. prelates in general
  2. the office of a prelate

Synonyms & antonyms

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prelacy

nounprelates collectively

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prelacy
Broader
clergy

nounthe office or station of a prelate

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prelacy
Broader
positionpostberth
Also see
prelacy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinpraelātūra
  2. Frenchprélature
  3. Englishprelature

From both French prélature and post-Classical Latin praelātūra.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 高級教士職位 /高级教士职位
  • 高級教士職位 /高级教士职位 (gāojí jiàoshì zhíwèi)prelates in general
Finnish prelatuuri
  • prelatuurioffice of a prelate
Indonesian prelatur, prelatur
  • prelaturprelates in general
  • prelaturoffice of a prelate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Perreaultultrapeer
Cite this entry
APA

prelature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelature

MLA

“prelature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelature. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prelature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prelature.

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