prelate

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

prélat

archiprêtre

primat

prélature

primate

hiérarque

Synonymes

bishop

primate

hierarch

cardinal

abbot

clergyman

archpriest

pontiff

high priest

pope

prior

metran

archbishop

bishopric

diocese

divine

Holy Father

Traductions

prelado

prelato

Prälat

prelaat

prelado

prelat

presule

kerkvorst

arxipreste

primaz

arcipreste

arciprete

أسقف

prelatura

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛlət/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.