Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pastorate

2 senses of pastorate

Sense 1
pastorate -- (pastors collectively)
       => clergy -- (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))

Sense 2
pastorship, pastorate -- (the position of pastor)
       => position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")