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

2 senses of prelature

Sense 1
prelacy, prelature -- (prelates collectively)
       => clergy -- (in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity))

Sense 2
prelacy, prelature -- (the office or station of a prelate)
       => position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation -- (a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury")