-ləˌchu̇(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: French prélature, from Medieval Latin praelatura, from praelatus prelate + Latin -ura -ure
1.
a. : the status or dignity of a prelate : prelacy 1
b. : an order of prelates
2. : a prelatic benefice or bishopric
-ləˌchu̇(ə)r noun
( -s )
Etymology: French prélature, from Medieval Latin praelatura, from praelatus prelate + Latin -ura -ure
1.
a. : the status or dignity of a prelate : prelacy 1
b. : an order of prelates
2. : a prelatic benefice or bishopric
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012