Prelateship
//ˈpɹɛlətʃɪp// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The rank or office of prelate. countable, uncountable
"Heliodorus that good Bishop of Tricea, loved rather to lose the dignity, profit and devotion of so venerable a Prelateship, than to for-goe his daughter […]."
Example
More examples"Heliodorus that good Bishop of Tricea, loved rather to lose the dignity, profit and devotion of so venerable a Prelateship, than to for-goe his daughter […]."
Etymology
From prelate + -ship. Compare prelacy.
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