Prelate
Prelate noun - A senior clergyman and dignitary.
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Predecessor and prelate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Predecessor" instead a noun "Prelate".
Nearby Word: prelacy
Predecessor
Predecessor noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.
Prelate and predecessor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prelate" instead a noun "Predecessor".
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