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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024prel•ate /ˈprɛlɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona high-ranking member of the clergy, a bishop.
See -lat-1. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024prel•ate (prel′it),USA pronunciation n. - Religionan ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary.
- Medieval Latin praelātus a civil or ecclesiastical dignitary, noun, nominal use of Latin praelātus (past participle of praeferre to prefer), equivalent. to prae- pre- + lātus, suppletive past participle of ferre to bear1
- Middle English prelat 1175–1225
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