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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pastorate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
pas-torate
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The role or responsibilities of a pastor.

noun

The period of service of a particular pastor to their congregation; their term of office.

noun

An organization or body consisting of multiple pastors.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English pastor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English pastorate From pastor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).

Inflected Forms

pastorates (plural)

Synonyms

pastorage pastorship

Questions

What does pastorate mean?
The role or responsibilities of a pastor.
Where does pastorate come from?
Etymology tree English pastor Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English pastorate From pastor + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).

How to pronounce pastorate

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