prelature
noun
prelature is spelled P-R-E-L-A-T-U-R-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prelature means “prelates in general” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prelature is prelatures.
How many letters and syllables are in prelature?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-L-A-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is prelature?
Prelature appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of prelature
- prelatures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prelature mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
prelates in general
- 2
the office of a prelate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prelature come from?
From both French prélature and post-Classical Latin praelātūra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).