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prelatry

prelatry noun: prelacy.

Noun

prelatry (usually uncountable, plural prelatries)

  1. (obsolete, usually) prelacy

Forms of prelatry

pluralprelatries

Origin of prelatry

From prelate + -ry.

Questions about prelatry

What does prelatry mean?
Prelatry means prelacy.
What part of speech is prelatry?
Prelatry is a noun.
What is the plural of prelatry?
The plural of prelatry is prelatries.

Words near prelatry in the dictionary

  1. prelatize
  2. prelatized
  3. prelatizes
  4. prelatizing
  5. prelatries
  6. prelatry
  7. prelature
  8. prelatures
  9. prelatureship
  10. prelaty
  11. prelaugh

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