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Definition of: prelate
(prel′it) noun
One of a higher order of clergy, as a bishop or abbot. [<OF prelat <L praelatus, pp. to praeferre set over. See PREFER.]
—prel′ate·ship noun
—pre·lat·ic (pri·lat′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
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