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PRELATURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The office or station of a prelate
Synonyms:
prelacy; prelature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("prelature" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Prelates collectively
Synonyms:
prelacy; prelature
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("prelature" is a kind of...):
clergy (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))
