prelate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
prelate
n.
bishop, priest of high position
Prelate
A
prelate is a high-ranking member of the
clergy who is an
ordinary or who ranks in precedence with ordinaries. The word derives from the
Latin prælatus, the past participle of
præferre, which means "carry before", "be set above or over" or "prefer"; hence, a prelate is one set over others.
prelate
Noun
1. a senior clergyman and dignitary
(synonym) archpriest, hierarch, high priest, primate
(hypernym) priest
(hyponym) Inge, William Ralph Inge, the Gloomy Dean
Prelate
(v. i.)
To act as a prelate.
(n.)
A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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