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PRELACY
prelacy, prelature
(noun) the office or station of a prelate
prelacy, prelature
(noun) prelates collectively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
prelacy (countable and uncountable, plural prelacies)
The office of a prelate.
The prelature; prelates considered as a group.
A church government or organisation administered by prelates.
Source: Wiktionary
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
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