PRELATURE


Meaning of PRELATURE in English

■ noun

1》 the office, rank, or sphere of authority of a prelate.

2》 prelates collectively.

Origin

C17: from Fr. prélature , from med. L. praelatura , from praelatus (see prelate ).

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