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PRELACY

Dictionary entry overview: What does prelacy mean?

• PRELACY (noun)
The noun PRELACY has 2 senses:

1. prelates collectively
2. the office or station of a prelate

Familiarity information: PRELACY used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PRELACY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Prelates collectively

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

prelacy; prelature

Hypernyms ("prelacy" is a kind of...):

clergy (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The office or station of a prelate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

prelacy; prelature

Hypernyms ("prelacy" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)

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