Definitions for prelacies

prelacies prel·a·cy

Spelling: [prel-uh-see]
IPA: /ˈprɛl ə si/

Prelacies is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 737 anagrams from letters in prelacies (aceeilprs).

Definitions for prelacies

noun

  1. the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy.
  2. the order of prelates.
  3. the body of prelates collectively.
  4. Sometimes Disparaging. the system of church government by prelates.

Origin of prelacies

1275-1325; Middle English prelacie Anglo-French Medieval Latin praelātia. See prelate, -y3

Examples for prelacies

With the pride and avarice of prelacy he was totally unacquainted.

And this might suffice to warrant our covenanting to extirpate this prelacy, save that only.

prelacy, he knew, was but the King's choice for the nation: Presbytery was the nation's choice for itself.

This was for writing against prelacy, not against Christianity.

Our mountain of prelacy hath all these three bad qualities: 1.

But even from this, one of its last places of refuge, was prelacy now about to be driven.

Not every, or all kinds of prelacy; not prelacy in the latitude of the notion thereof.

prelacy and Popery are both corrupt systems, though not equally.

Nobody could deny that prelacy was established by Act of Parliament.

(prelacy beginning to advance in Scotland) he was, upon the 13th of October 1660.

Word Value for prelacies
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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