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prelacy
  1. The office of a prelate.
  2. The prelature; prelates considered as a group.
  3. A church government or organisation administered by prelates.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “There are many puritans in Lower Potawatomi Valley, who are possibly descendants of those who long ago opposed ceremonial worship and the prelacy of the Church of England.”
      “And this might suffice to warrant our covenanting to extirpate this prelacy, save that only.”
      “The United States eastern prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church is based in New York City, representing about a million followers.”
prelatess
  1. (archaic) A female prelate.
  2. (archaic) The wife of a prelate.
prelature
  1. prelates in general
  2. the office of a prelate
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The prelature of the diocese was responsible for overseeing the religious affairs and issues within the region.”
      “The apostolic administrator of the prelature was eventually released unharmed.”
      “Thomas is a member of Opus Dei, the personal prelature of the Pope comprised of lay persons.”
prelate
  1. A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The conduct of a prelate should so far surpass the conduct of the people as the life of a pastor sets him apart from the flock.”
prelaty
  1. (now historical) The system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy.
  2. Examples:
    1. “See the Second Book of The Reason of Church Government Urged Against Prelaty, Complete Prose Works of John Milton, 8 vols.”
prelatist
  1. One who supports or advocates prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates.
prelatureship
  1. (obsolete, rare) The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy; prelature.
prelateship
  1. The rank or office of prelate. [from 16th c.]
prelatism
  1. prelacy; episcopacy
  2. Examples:
    1. “We still have a huge instinctive fear of prelacy and prelatism.”
prelatry
  1. (obsolete) prelacy
prelateity
  1. (obsolete) prelacy
prelateships
  1. plural of prelateship
prelatists
  1. plural of prelatist
prelatures
prelatesses
  1. plural of prelatess
prelatries
  1. plural of prelatry
prelates
  1. plural of prelate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It is these mighty prelates who gave Salzburg its stately buildings and living legacy of some of the grandest music ever written.”
      “Henry renounced lay investiture, but prelates were to continue to do homage for their fiefs.”
      “He praises the prelates who repeatedly call him in to question his apostolate of presence.”
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