Prelation
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act of preferring or setting one thing above another; exaltation.
noun.
The state of being preferred or exalted above others; preëminence.; preferment.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The setting of one above another; preference.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The setting of one above another;
preference
.
Word Usage
"He was said chief by reason of the principality in prelation; a stone by reason of his steadfastness in his passion; blaming with his mouth by reason of constancy in his preaching."
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
preference