domestic prelate

1. 1.

   (Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household

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Questions about domestic prelate

What does domestic prelate mean?

domestic prelate means "(Roman Catholic Church) a priest who is an honorary member of the papal household".

Is domestic prelate a common word?

domestic prelate is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.