135 : Idioms & Phrases

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prelature; 135

Prel"a*ture, Prel"a*ture*ship noun (Also<
  • Prelature; 135
  • Prelatureship
)
Etymology
F. prélature, or LL. praelatura.
Definitions
  1. The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy. Milman.
Webster 1913

situate; 135

Sit"u*ate, Sit"u*a`ted adjective (Also<
  • Situate; 135
  • Situated
)
Etymology
LL. situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation, site. See Site.
Definitions
  1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.
  2. Placed; residing.
    Pleasure situate in hill and dale. Milton.
    ✍ Situate is now less used than situated, but both are well authorized.
Webster 1913