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priorate

/ˈpɹaɪəɹət/

priorate noun: the dignity, office, or government of a prior.

Noun

priorate (plural priorates)

  1. The dignity, office, or government of a prior.
    • bishop there during Godfrey's priorate1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry
    Synonyms:
    prioracy, priorship

Synonyms of priorate

Forms of priorate

pluralpriorates

Origin of priorate

From Medieval Latin priōrātus. By surface analysis, prior + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it). Compare French priorat.

Questions about priorate

What does priorate mean?
Priorate means the dignity, office, or government of a prior.
What part of speech is priorate?
Priorate is a noun.
How do you pronounce priorate?
Priorate is pronounced /ˈpɹaɪəɹət/.
What is the plural of priorate?
The plural of priorate is priorates.

Words near priorate in the dictionary

  1. prior restraint
  2. prior restraints
  3. prior to
  4. priorable
  5. prioracy
  6. priorate
  7. priorates
  8. Priore
  9. Priores
  10. prioress
  11. prioresses

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