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prelacy

noun

/ˈprɛləsi/

Meaning

The office, dignity, or system of church government by prelates.

The medieval church was dominated by prelacy and its traditions.

episcopacy, hierarchy, church government, clergy

laity, secularism

Roman prelacy, medieval prelacy, authority of prelacy

a large wild cat with yellow fur and black spots

a laborer who does physical work for wages

the state of being a mother; the qualities of a mother

the condition of being full or abundant; a great quantity

a plant or part of a plant used as food

plants collectively, especially those found in a particular area or environment