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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelature

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
prela-ture
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

prelates in general

noun

the office of a prelate

Etymology

From both French prélature and post-Classical Latin praelātūra.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: prélature, praelātūra

Inflected Forms

prelatures (plural)

Derived Forms

prelatureship

Synonyms

prelacy

Questions

What does prelature mean?
prelates in general
Where does prelature come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce prelature

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