Prelature

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prelature \Prel"a*ture\ (?; 135), Prelatureship
  \Prel"a*ture*ship\, n. [F. pr['e]lature, or LL. praelatura.]
     The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy. --Milman.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  prelature
       n 1: prelates collectively [syn: {prelacy}]
       2: the office or station of a prelate [syn: {prelacy}]