Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelaty

/ˈpɹɛləti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prelaty
IPA: /ˈpɹɛləti/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That those evills of Prelaty which before from five or six and twenty Sees were distributivly charg'd upon the whole people, will now light wholly upon learning, is not obscure to us […]"

Etymology

From Late Latin praelatia.

Word Breakdown

Root: praelatia

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɹɛləti/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce prelaty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛləti/.
What does prelaty mean?: The system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy.
Where does prelaty come from?: From Late Latin praelatia.

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