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Word: Prelacy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French prelacie, from medieval Latin prelatia, from praelatus (see prelate)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈprɛləsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the government of the Christian Church by clerics of high social rank and power.
Short Definition:government of Christian Church by clerics of high social rank and power
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