prelature
/ˈprelətʃə(r)/noun
1- the office, rank, or sphere of authority of a prelate高级教士职位（头衔, 辖区）。
1.1
the prelature
prelates collectively总称高级教士。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French prélature, from medieval Latin praelatura, from praelatus 'civil dignitary'（see PRELATE）.