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prelacy

prelacy noun: the office of a prelate.

Noun

prelacy (countable and uncountable, plural prelacies)

  1. The office of a prelate.
  2. The prelature; prelates considered as a group.
  3. A church government or organisation administered by prelates.

Forms of prelacy

pluralprelacies

Questions about prelacy

What does prelacy mean?
Prelacy means the office of a prelate.
What part of speech is prelacy?
Prelacy is a noun.
What is the plural of prelacy?
The plural of prelacy is prelacies.

Words near prelacy in the dictionary

  1. prelabral
  2. prelabs
  3. prelacies
  4. prelactal
  5. prelacteal
  6. prelacy
  7. preladenant
  8. prelaid
  9. prelal
  10. prelamin
  11. prelaminar

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