prelate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prelate /ˈprɛlət/

▶noun formal or historical a bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary.

– derivatives
prelatic /prɪˈlatɪk/ adjective,
prelatical adjective.

– origin ME: from OFr. prelat, from med. L. praelatus ‘civil dignitary’, past part. (used as n.) of L. praeferre ‘carry before’, also ‘place before in esteem’.

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Monsignor - prelacy - prelature

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