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prelacy

prel·a·cy [ prélləssee ] (plural prel·a·cies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. position of prelate: the office or position of a prelate in the Christian church

2. prelates collectively: prelates considered as a group

[14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< medieval Latin prelatia< praelatus (see prelate)]
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