prelate

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɹɛlət/    美 /ˈpɹɛlət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
    — Hear him but reason in divinity, […] / You would desire the king were made a prelate.
动词 v.
  1. (obsolete) To act as a prelate. intransitive
    — 18 January 1549, Hugh Latimer, Sermon of the Plough Right prelating is busy labouring, and not lording.

词形变化

prelates plural prelates present,singular,third-person prelating participle,present prelated participle,past prelated past

词源

词源 1
From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō (“to carry before, prefer, exceed”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of prefer. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.
词源 2
From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō (“to carry before, prefer, exceed”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of prefer. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.
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