prelacy

Example Sentences

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Twice did I see old prelacy pulled down, And twice the cloak did sink beneath the gown.

From Curious Epitaphs by Various

As for Mrs. Lee, she was so proud of the honor of being aunt to a minister, that she almost forgot her dislike to prelacy.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 3 September 1848 by Various

The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

His prelacy was revealed by the purple at his throat.

From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Warren, Arthur

It fell into decay in less than two centuries and necessitated a rebuilding during the prelacy of Bishop Athelstan, between 1012 and 1015.

From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George