PRELATURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prelature mean? 

• PRELATURE (noun)
  The noun PRELATURE has 2 senses:

1. prelates collectively

2. the office or station of a prelate

  Familiarity information: PRELATURE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRELATURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Prelates collectively

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

prelacy; prelature

Hypernyms ("prelature" is a kind of...):

clergy (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The office or station of a prelate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

prelacy; prelature

Hypernyms ("prelature" is a kind of...):

berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)