Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Prelatical; episcopal.
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to a prelate
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Prelatical.
Examples
“While the cappa magna is not a strictly liturgical vestment, it is still a part of the prelatial choir dress, and perhaps the one that most vividly typified the prelatial dignity.”
“Robed in fabulous prelatial garb endowed by emperor Charles VI +1740, given his imposing stature, he looked like a real prince of the church in the true sense of the word and of course his sermon fully corresponded the anticipation of the conservative audience, for the most part made up by old austro-hungarian high nobility and for the 21th century in old traditions still very deep rooted peasants of lower austria and tyrol.”
“Part I is "General Principles", Part II is "Different Parts of the Prelatial Costume", and Part III is "Some other articles pertaining to the prelatial dignity".”
“He can wear everywhere the prelatial dress and ring (the sign of his spiritual union with his titular see), and use the pontifical vestments, ornaments, and insignia, when, by permission of the ordinary, he performs pontifical functions.”
“He can and must use the prelatial dress, as in the Roman Curia, to wit: rochet over the purple soutane with purple mantelletta, in his attendance in the cathedral, where he has precedence over all other canons and dignitaries, as to choir stall and functions.”
“When the hero has ordered an architect to make some plans for a building, the door opens and servants enter bearing "a large and magnificent portfolio of morocco, made of prelatial purple with broad bands of gold and alternate ornaments of a cross and a coronet.”
“It was of morocco and of prelatial purple with broad bands of gold and alternate ornaments of a cross and a coronet.”
“(dollars) a position of prelatial rank, and devoted his wealth and leisure to the enlargement of the library bequeathed to him by his uncle.”
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery
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