prelate
noun/ˈpɹɛlət/UK
Etymology
From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō (“to carry before, prefer, exceed”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of prefer. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.
- derived from prelat
Definitions
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of…
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
- Hear him but reason in divinity, […] / You would desire the king were made a prelate.
- Inthronization, in ancient times, immediately succeeded the rite of consecration; the new bishop being honourably placed in his episcopal chair by the prelates assembled for his consecration.
(obsolete) To act as a prelate.
- 18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA