the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The setting of one above another; preference.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of preferring or setting one thing above another; exaltation.
n. The state of being preferred or exalted above others; preƫminence.; preferment.
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."