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Rabbinate

//ˈɹæbɪnət// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The office or function of a rabbi. countable, uncountable

    "Adam [...] thought the call to the rabbinate should be entirely pure, a discussion a man has with God."

  2. 2
    the office or function of a rabbi wordnet
  3. 3
    A body of rabbis. countable, uncountable

    "The Rabbinate now uses computers to keep lists of women without proper religious divorces (a get) and children born to women without them (mamzerim) -- who are without status under Jewish law."

  4. 4
    rabbis collectively wordnet
  5. 5
    Rabbis collectively. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From rabbin- + -ate.

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