prelate

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Etymology

Old French prelat, from Medieval Latin praelatus, form past participle of praeferre (“to prefer”).

Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ˈprɛlət/

Noun

prelate (plural prelates)

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

Derived terms

• prelateship
• prelatess
• prelatic
• prelatical
• prelatise
• prelatist
• prelatize
• prelatry

Related terms

• prelacy
• prelatial
• prelation
• prelature
• Personal Prelate
• Opus Dei

Translations

clergyman

Czech: prelát (cs) m. Danish: prælat (da) c. Dutch: kerkvorst (nl) m., prelaat (nl) m. Finnish: prelaatti (fi) French: prélat (fr) m. German: Prälat (de) m. Italian: prelato (it) m.

Lithuanian: prelatas (lt) Norwegian Bokmål: prelatas (nb) m. Polish: prałat (pl) m. Portuguese: prelado (pt) m. Russian: прелат (ru) (prelat) m. Spanish: prelado (es) m. Ukrainian: прелат (uk) (prelat) m.

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Hungarian: prelatura (hu) f.

Anagrams

• replate