— prelateship , n. — prelatic /pri lat"ik/ , adj.
/prel"it/ , n.
an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
[ 1175-1225; ME prelat praelatus a civil or ecclesiastical dignitary, n. use of L praelatus (ptp. of praeferre to PREFER), equiv. to prae- PRE- + latus, suppletive ptp. of ferre to BEAR 1 ]