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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. {Prelacies}. [LL. praelatia. See
{Prelate}; cf. {Prelaty}.]
1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by
prelates.
[1913 Webster]
Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices.
--Ayliffe.
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2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of
ecclesiastical dignitaries. "Divers of the reverend
prelacy, and other most judicious men." --Hooker.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prelacy
n 1: prelates collectively [syn: {prelacy}, {prelature}]
2: the office or station of a prelate [syn: {prelacy},
{prelature}]
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