'Prelacies' definitions:
Definition of 'Prelacies'
From: GCIDE
- Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. Prelacies. [LL. praelatia. See Prelate; cf. Prelaty.]
- 1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates. [1913 Webster]
- Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries. "Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other most judicious men." --Hooker. [1913 Webster]