prelatial

Pertaining to a prelate

Adjective

  1. Pertaining to a prelate
    • From the pulpit festooned fancifully in prelatial purple the benediction of Cardinal Doppio-Mignoni would shortly fall. - 1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 106

Origin

Etymology tree English prelate Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English prelatial From prelate + -ial.