/ Dictionary / Index P prelacy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: prel•a•cy Pronunciation: (prel'u-sē), [key] — pl. -cies. the office or dignity of a prelate. the order of prelates. the body of prelates collectively. the system of church government by prelates. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: prelacy (Thesaurus) prejudicial prelapsarian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language