'Prelacy' definitions:

Definition of 'prelacy'

(from WordNet)
noun
Prelates collectively [syn: prelacy, prelature]
noun
The office or station of a prelate [syn: prelacy, prelature]

Definition of 'Prelacy'

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]

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