rabbinate

[ rab-uh-nit, -neyt ]
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noun
  1. the office or term of office of a rabbi.

  2. a group of rabbis: the Orthodox rabbinate.

Origin of rabbinate

1
First recorded in 1695–1705; rabbin + -ate3

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British Dictionary definitions for rabbinate

rabbinate

/ (ˈræbɪnɪt) /


noun
  1. the position, function, or tenure of office of a rabbi

  2. rabbis collectively

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