Found 2 items, similar to Prelacy.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prelacy prelacy n 1: prelates collectively [syn: prelature] 2: the office or station of a prelate [syn: prelature]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Prelacy Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. Prelacies. [LL. praelatia. See Prelate; cf. Prelaty.] 1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates. [1913 Webster] Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] 2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries. “Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other most judicious men.” --Hooker. [1913 Webster]