PRELATE

Prelate

A prelate is a high-ranking member of the clergy who is an ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the Latin prælatus, the past participle of præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.

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prelate

Noun

  1. A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

Verb

  1. To act as a prelate.


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