prelate
美音:
[´prelıt
]英音:
[´prelıt
]n.高级教士
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形容词:prelatic
prelate
/'prelət; `prɛlət/
n high-ranking clergyman, eg a bishop or an archbishop 高级教士(如主教或大主教).
prelate
n[C][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;Origin:Medieval Latin praelatus
'someone preferred, someone given a job', from the past participle of
Latin praeferre;
PREFER]
a
bishop,
cardinal, or other important priest in the Christian church