n. [ F. prélat, LL. praelatus, fr. L. praelatus, used as p. p. of praeferre to prefer, but from a different root. See Elate. ] A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ This word and the words derived from it are often used invidiously, in English ecclesiastical history, by dissenters, respecting the Established Church system. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hear him but reason in divinity, . . . You would desire the king were made a prelate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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