prelatial en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English prelate Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English prelatial From prelate + -ial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Pertaining to a prelate
From the pulpit festooned fancifully in prelatial purple the benediction of Cardinal Doppio-Mignoni would shortly fall.
1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 106