rabbinate

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English rabbin- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātusder. English -ate English rabbinate From rabbin- + -ate.

1. The office or function of a rabbi.

   “Adam [...] thought the call to the rabbinate should be entirely pure, a discussion a man has with God.”

2. A body of rabbis.

   “The Rabbinate now uses computers to keep lists of women without proper religious divorces (a get) and children born to women without them (mamzerim) -- who are without status under Jewish law.”

3. Rabbis collectively.