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MARPRELATE

\mˈɑːpɹɪlˌe͡ɪt], \mˈɑːpɹɪlˌe‍ɪt], \m_ˈɑː_p_ɹ_ɪ_l_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of MARPRELATE

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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mÃ¤r-prel'[=a]t, adj. pertaining to the series of vigorous pamphlets against prelacy issued in England in 1588-9, in spite of severe repression.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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