officialate en · NOUN
Etymology
From official + -ate.
Meanings
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A diocesan tribunal.
The three dioceses which were divided into two archdeaconries – St Andrews , Glasgow and Orkney – were divided also into two officialates and elsewhere there were subordinate officialates.
1985, Gordon Donaldson, Scottish Church History, page 41:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| officialates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |