prelate

See also: Prelate

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /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.
   • Shakespeare

     Hear him but reason in divinity, […] / You would desire the king were made a prelate.

   • 1845, William Palmer, Origines Liturgicae, or, Antiquities of the English Ritual: And a Dissertation on Primitive Liturgies^[1], volume 2, 4th edition, London: Francis & John Rivington, OCLC 25757264, page 310:

     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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

prelateship prelatess prelatic prelatical

prelatise prelatist prelatize prelatry

Related terms

Related terms

Opus Dei Personal Prelate prelacy

prelatial prelation prelature

Translations

clergyman

• Basque: prelatu
• Czech: prelát (cs) m
• Danish: prælat c
• Dutch: kerkvorst m, prelaat (nl) m
• Finnish: prelaatti (fi)
• French: prélat (fr) m
• German: Prälat (de) m
• Hungarian: prelátus (hu), főpap (hu)
• Italian: prelato m

• Lithuanian: prelatas
• Norwegian Bokmål: prelatas m
• Polish: prałat (pl) m
• Portuguese: prelado (pt) m
• Russian: прела́т (ru) m ‎(prelát)
• Spanish: prelado (es) m
• Swedish: prelat (sv)
• Tagalog: prelado
• Ukrainian: прелат (uk) m ‎(prelát)

Verb

prelate ‎(third-person singular simple present prelates, present participle prelating, simple past and past participle prelated)

1. (obsolete) To act as a prelate.
   • Latimer

     Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.

Anagrams

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