prelate

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Prälat

Primas

Hierarch

Synonyme

bishop

primate

hierarch

cardinal

abbot

clergyman

archpriest

pontiff

high priest

pope

prior

metran

archbishop

bishopric

diocese

divine

Holy Father

Übersetzungen

prelado

prelato

prélat

prelaat

prelado

prelat

presule

kerkvorst

arxipreste

primat

archiprêtre

prélature

أسقف

arciprete

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛlət/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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.