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PRELATE
Definition of PRELATE
noun
A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.
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Where it comes from
From Old French prelat (French prélat), from Medieval Latin praelātus, perfect passive participle of praeferō (“to carry before, prefer, exceed”), see -ate (noun-forming suffix). Doublet of prefer. See also infer, relate and refer, delate and defer, as well as collate and confer among others.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Old French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33%
of traced words share this origin (9,487)
branch · 33% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PRELATE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PRELATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 32 boards so far. 62 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PRELATE starts with P and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEELPRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Same letters, different word
4 other words use exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start PRELAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found PRELATE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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