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prelacy

[ prel-uh-see ]

noun

, plural prel·a·cies.
  1. the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
  2. the order of prelates.
  3. the body of prelates collectively.
  4. Sometimes Disparaging. the system of church government by prelates.


prelacy

/ ˈprɛləsɪ /

noun

  1. Also calledprelatureˈprɛlɪtʃə
    1. the office or status of a prelate
    2. prelates collectively
  2. derogatory.
    Also calledprelatismˈprɛləˌtɪzəm government of the Church by prelates
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of prelacy1

1275–1325; Middle English prelacie < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin praelātia. See prelate, -y 3
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Example Sentences

In ancient Anahuac the prelacy was as systematic and its rules as well defined, as in the Church of Rome.

Prelacy and Popery are both corrupt systems, though not equally.

Prel′atism, Prel′ature, prelacy: the time during which a prelate exercises authority; Prel′atist, an upholder of prelacy.

The very Highlanders whom he now summoned to extirpate Prelacy he had a few years before summoned to defend it.

They were, with few exceptions, hostile to Prelacy; and they showed their hostility in a way very little to their honour.

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