PRELATE


Meaning of PRELATE in English

[prel.ate] n [ME prelat, fr. OF, fr. ML praelatus, lit., one receiving preferment, fr. L (pp. of praeferre to prefer), fr. prae- + latus, pp. of ferre to carry--more at tolerate, bear] (13c): an ecclesiastic (as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank

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