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prelatically

prelatically adverb: in a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates.

Adverb

prelatically (comparative more prelatically, superlative most prelatically)

  1. In a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates.
    • a sort of formal outside men prelatically addicted1851, John Mitford, “Life of Milton”, in The Works of Milton in Verse and Prose

Forms of prelatically

comparativemore prelatically
superlativemost prelatically

Origin of prelatically

From prelatical + -ly.

Questions about prelatically

What does prelatically mean?
Prelatically means in a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates.
What part of speech is prelatically?
Prelatically is an adverb.

Words near prelatically in the dictionary

  1. prelatess
  2. prelatesses
  3. prelatial
  4. prelatic
  5. prelatical
  6. prelatically
  7. prelatick
  8. prelating
  9. prelation
  10. prelations
  11. prelatise

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