Prelate meaning

prĕl'ĭt
A high-ranking member of the clergy, especially a bishop.
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A high-ranking ecclesiastic, as a bishop.
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A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
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(obsolete) To act as a prelate.
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Origin of prelate

  • Middle English prelat from Old French from Medieval Latin praelātus from Latin past participle of praeferre to carry before, to prefer prae- pre- lātus brought telə- in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Old French prelat, from Medieval Latin praelatus, from past participle of praeferre (“to prefer").
    From Wiktionary

Prelate Sentence Examples

  • If that prelate think the cause should be heard again, he is to appoint judges; if otherwise, the original judgment is to be confirmed.

  • The officers are the prelate, chancellor, registrar, secretary and officer of arms. The chapel of the order, in St Paul's Cathedral, was dedicated in 1906.

  • In 1167 this prelate erected a castle on the spot where the Christiansborg palace now stands, and the building was called after him Axel-huus.

  • In the early middle ages the title prelate was applied to secular persons in high positions and thence it passed to persons having ecclesiastical authority.

  • Weak and shortsighted as a statesman, as a man and prelate Dalberg was amiable, conscientious and large-hearted.

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