noun
Meaning 1
prelates in general
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prelature
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
Meaning 2
the office of a prelate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the office or station of a prelate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prelacy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
noun
Meaning 4
prelates collectively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prelacy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clergy
History
Etymology
From both French prélature and post-Classical Latin praelātūra.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 高級教士職位 /高级教士职位 (gāojí jiàoshì zhíwèi) — prelates in general
- Indonesian: prelatur — prelates in general
- Finnish: prelatuuri — office of a prelate
- Indonesian: prelatur — office of a prelate