Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pastorate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pastorate \Pas"tor*ate\, n. [Cf. F. pastorat. See {Pastor}.]
The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pastorate
n 1: pastors collectively
2: the position of pastor [syn: {pastorship}]
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