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prelature
noun prel·a·ture \ˈpre-lə-ˌchu̇r, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r\
Definition of PRELATURE
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: prelacy 1
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: a body of prelates
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First Known Use of PRELATURE
1607
Rhymes with PRELATURE
amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carrefour, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur
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