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Definition of: prelacy
(prel′ə·sē) noun plural ·cies
1. The system of church government by prelates: often a hostile term for episcopacy.
2. The dignity or function of a prelate.
3. Prelates collectively. [<AF prelacie <Med. L praelatia <praelatus. See PRELATE.]
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