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rabbinate

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rabbinate /ˈrabəˌnāt, , ˈræbəˌneɪt , ˈrab(ə)nət, ˈræb(ə)nət /
▸ noun the position or tenure of office of a rabbi:
he was, from the beginning of his rabbinate, concerned with societal problems.
▪ [treated as singular or plural] rabbis as a group:
the power of the Orthodox rabbinate.