MEANING
A senior ecclesiastical official, such as a bishop.
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- senior prelate
- prelate’s robes
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The prelate entered beneath the canopy.
A senior prelate addressed the assembly.
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Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular prelate; plural prelates. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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