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prelacy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl {Prelacies}. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: prelacy n 1: prelates collectively [syn: {prelature}] 2: the office or station of a prelate [syn: {prelature}]
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