prelate

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

Verb

(obsolete) To act as a prelate.

Conceptes

prelat

arxipreste

primat

jerarca

mitrat

primada

cardenal

Sinònims

bishop

primate

hierarch

cardinal

abbot

clergyman

archpriest

pontiff

high priest

pope

prior

metran

archbishop

bishopric

diocese

divine

Holy Father

Traduccions

prelado

prelato

prélat

Prälat

prelaat

prelado

kerkvorst

presule

archiprêtre

arciprete

prélature

primaz

أسقف

primat

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛlət/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō (“to carry before, prefer, exceed”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of prefer. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.