PRELACIES
Noun
prelacies
plural of prelacy
Anagrams
• episclera, periclase, replicase, sale price, specialer
Source: Wiktionary
PRELACY
Prel"a*cy n.; pl. Prelacies. Etym: [LL. praelatia. See Prelate; cf.
Prelaty.]
1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates.
Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. Ayliffe.
2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of
ecclesiastical dignitaries. "Divers of the reverend prelacy, and
other most judicious men." Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition