prelatess en · NOUN
Etymology
From prelate + -ess.
Meanings
- (archaic) A female prelate.
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(archaic) The wife of a prelate.
rheumatic old prelatess, with all her young Corinthian laity
1642 April, An Apology against a Pamphlet Call’d A Modest Confutation of the Animadversions upon the Remonstrant against Smectymnuus, London: […] E[dward] G[riffin] for Iohn Rothwell, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prelatesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |