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To act as a prelate. [Obs.] Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording. Latimer.

Prelacy. [Obs.] Milton.

The office of a prelate. Harmar.

A woman who is a prelate; the wife of a prelate. Milton.

An archbishop or other chief prelate.

Deposed from the office of prelate.

f importance; assuming; haughty; -- applied to persons. Arrogant Winchester, that haughty prelate. Shak.

o show where leveling staffs were placed. -- Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council. -- Bench plane, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes. -- Bench show, an exhibition of dogs. -- Bench table (Arch.), a projecting course…

An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome. Pius was then hearing of causes in consistory. Bacon.

rd to measures or importance or nesessity. -- Ecumenical council (Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or divines convened from the whole body of the church to regulate matters of doctrine or discipline. -- Executive council, a body of men elected as advisers of the chief magistrate, whether of a State or the nation. [U.S…

To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint. He is . . . among the greatest prelates of this age, however his character may be defiled by . . . dirty hands. Swift.

Like a doctor or learned man. [Obs.] "Doctorly prelates." Foxe.

To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.] Feeding the flock episcopating. Milton.

A silk or woolen vestment without sleeves worn by cardinals, bishops, abbots, and the prelates of the Roman court. It has a low collar, is fastened in front, and reaches almost to the knees.

or highest degree. Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates. Milton.

m of a shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop, abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it. See Crook, and Crosier. -- Pastoral Theology, that part of theology which treats of the duties of pastors.

The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates. Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. Ayliffe.

Of or pertaining to prelates or prelacy; as, prelatical authority. Macaulay.

In a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates. Milton. The last Georgic was a good prelude to the Æneis.

One who supports of advocates prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman. Hume. I am an Episcopalian, but not a prelatist. T. Scott.