Definitions for prelacy

prelacy prel·a·cy

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

Prelacy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 232 anagrams from letters in prelacy (acelpry).

Definitions for prelacy

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 prelacy

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

Examples for prelacy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This was for writing against prelacy, not against Christianity.

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

Word Value for prelacy
Scrable

14

Words with friends

16

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