prelate
IPA: prˈɛɫɪt
noun
- A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
verb
- (obsolete) To act as a prelate.
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Examples of "prelate" in Sentences
- The prelate of the diocese is the bishop.
- He was raised to the rank of domestic prelate in 1941.
- He was also prelate of the prder of the British Empire.
- The prelate of Opus Dei is the president of the society.
- This worthy prelate died on the last day of the year 1876.
- He was also the youngest prelate to be elevated at the ceremony.
- He requested the permission of the prelate, who immediately granted that.
- At the time of his death he was the oldest prelate on the episcopal bench.
- He is an honorary prelate of the Pope with the title of Reverend Monsignor.
- The Italian and Spanish prelates were vastly preponderant in power and numbers.