Prelate
/ˈpɹɛlət/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
"Hear him but reason in divinity, […] / You would desire the king were made a prelate."
- 2 a senior clergyman and dignitary wordnet
Verb
- 1 (obsolete) To act as a prelate. intransitive
"18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording."
Proper Noun
- 1 A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Antonyms
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More examples"What's the difference between a prelate and a bishop?"
Etymology
From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō (“to carry before, prefer, exceed”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of prefer. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.