prelacy

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The archbishop of Seville could ill brook that a humble Dominican should be thus raised from the cloister over the heads of the proud prelacy of Spain.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

Something more was required to render that success permanent by arousing anew the trust and confidence of the people, and that something could not be supplied by a worldly and ambitious prelacy.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles

Considering how bishoprics go in the present day, we are astonished how the prelacy of Durham can pay at the price, and how, in fact, the bishop can manage to do it for the money.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

During his prelacy, the chapels of the choir were completed, and roofed with lead; and the choir and the columns that surround the high altar, were raised to the height of the chapels.

From Architectural Antiquities of Normandy by Cotman, John Sell

Pope Pius II., in his memoirs, called him "An ornament to the prelacy."

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.