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prelacy
the office or dignity of a prelate, or high-ranking member of the Christian clergy. -
prelate nullius
a prelate having independent jurisdiction over a district not under a diocesan bishop. -
domestic prelate
an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop. -
faldstool
a chair or seat, originally one capable of being folded, used by a bishop or other prelate when officiating in his own church away from his throne or in a church not his own. -
fisher
Andrew, 1862–1928, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1908–09, 1910–13, 1914–15. -
holy synod
the governing council of an autocephalous church, composed of bishops and presided over by the patriarch or another prelate.