Definitions | prelate |
| noun
- A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
Translations: - Dutch: kerkvorst , prelaat
(trans-mid)
- German: Prí¤lat
(trans-bottom)
Etymology: From Old French prélat, from medieval Latin praelatus, form past participle of praeferre "to prefer".
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