Prelate
Pronunciation : Prel"ate (; 48)
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. pr?lat, LL. praelatus, fr. L. praelatus, used as p. p. of praeferre to prefer, but from a different root. See Elate.]
Definition : Defn: A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.
Note: This word and the words derived from it are often used invidiously, in English ecclesiastical history, by dissenters, respecting the Established Church system. Hear him but reason in divinity, . . . You would desire the king were made a prelate. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Prel"ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To act as a prelate. [Obs.] Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording. Latimer.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913