Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The prelacy: a collective term for the higher orders of ecclesiastics in the Russian Church, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The higher
order ofclergy inRussia , includingmetropolitans ,archbishops , andbishops .
Etymologies
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Russian archieréi, from Ancient Greek.
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