prelate

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

bishop

primate

hierarch

cardinal

abbot

clergyman

archpriest

pontiff

high priest

pope

prior

metran

archbishop

bishopric

diocese

divine

Holy Father

Переводы

prelado

prélat

prelato

Prälat

prelaat

prelado

kerkvorst

prelat

presule

archiprêtre

arxipreste

arciprete

primat

أسقف

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛlət/

Этимология (Английский)

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.