prelatic
Example Sentences
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That stirred flutters of prelatic concern—was a reshuffle in store?
From Time Magazine Archive
"That's it! rich, but made up of odds and ends, and but one eye to see with: a prelatic woman, too, seeking all things her own way."
From A Knight of the Nets by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
His prelatic predilections were attributed to his wife being a descendant of John Hamilton, the last Catholic Archbishop of St. Andrews.
From Chronicles of Strathearn by Macdougall, W. B.
Life in papal Rome and prelatic England was weighed down with blossoming luxury.
From The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Various attempts were made by the prelatic faction to suppress the resistance of the faithful ministers and people.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
