prelate

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɛlət/ Rhymes: -ɛlət === Noun === prelate (plural prelates) A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop. Hypernym: cleric ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === prelate (third-person singular simple present prelates, present participle prelating, simple past and past participle prelated) (intransitive), (obsolete) To act as a prelate. 18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording. === Anagrams === pleater, replate, repleat