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pastorate definition

pas·tor·ate (pas′tər it)

noun

  1. also pastorship pas′·tor·ship′
    1. the position, rank, or duties of a pastor
    2. a pastor's term of office
  2. the whole body of pastors or a specific group of these

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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