'Prelature' definitions:

Definition of 'prelature'

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

Definition of 'Prelature'

From: GCIDE
  • Prelature \Prel"a*ture\ (?; 135), Prelatureship \Prel"a*ture*ship\, n. [F. pr['e]lature, or LL. praelatura.] The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy. --Milman. [1913 Webster]