rabbinate: Meaning and Definition of

rab•bin•ate

Pronunciation: (rab'u-nit, -nāt"), [key]
— n.
  1. the office or term of office of a rabbi.
  2. a group of rabbis: the Orthodox rabbinate.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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