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prelature

prelature noun: prelates in general.

Noun

prelature (plural prelatures)

  1. prelates in general
  2. the office of a prelate

prelature meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

prelature in Tamil

மேம்படு சமயகுருமார் பதவி, உயர்திருச்சபைப் பதவியாளர் தொகுதி

prelature in Indonesian

prelates in general
prelatur
office of a prelate
prelatur

Synonyms of prelature

Forms of prelature

pluralprelatures

Origin of prelature

From both French prélature and post-Classical Latin praelātūra.

Words formed from prelature

Questions about prelature

What does prelature mean?
Prelature means prelates in general.
What is prelature in Tamil?
Prelature in Tamil is மேம்படு சமயகுருமார் பதவி, உயர்திருச்சபைப் பதவியாளர் தொகுதி. See Prelature meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prelature?
Prelature is a noun.
What is the plural of prelature?
The plural of prelature is prelatures.

Words near prelature in the dictionary

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

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: prelature (page history and authors); prelature (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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