Found 2 items, similar to prelature.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: prelature prelature n 1: prelates collectively [syn: prelacy] 2: the office or station of a prelate [syn: prelacy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Prelature Prelature \Prel"a*ture\ (?; 135), Prelatureship \Prel"a*ture*ship\, n. [F. pr['e]lature, or LL. praelatura.] The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy. --Milman. [1913 Webster]