Middle English Dictionary Entry
prē̆lā̆ciọ̄n n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prē̆lā̆ciọ̄n n. |
| Etymology | OF prelacïon & ML prēlātio, -iōnis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Elevation to the office of abbess.
Associated quotations
- a1450 St.Editha (Fst B.3)4610 : Seynt Ede dude for hurre ȝet meche godnesse more, As ȝe mow..welle rede, þat he dude fyue & twenty ȝere hurre prelacione byfore.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
- ?1482 Rev.Monk Eynsham1551 : Ȝef Y had correcte hem and refraynde hem from her lyghtnes, they wulle haue be to me as enemyes, to labure and to haue me out of my worshippe and prelacyon that Y was in.
- ?1482 Rev.Monk Eynsham1558 : And alle this Y dyd, a parte of myne owne lightnes and a parte be-cause Y wolde defende my prelacyon.
Note: Glossary: "prelacyon n. 'pre-eminence, superiority, dignity'."
Note: Cf. OED prelation, n.
Note: ?New sense, or ?modify gloss.