Bible Dictionaries
Prelacy

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries.

(2):

(n.) The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Prelacy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/prelacy.html. 1828.