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Webster 1913 Edition


Priest-ridden

Priest′-ridˊden

,
Adj.
Controlled or oppressed by priests;
as, a
priest-ridden
people
.
Swift.

Definition 2024


priest-ridden

priest-ridden

English

Adjective

priest-ridden (comparative more priest-ridden, superlative most priest-ridden)

  1. dominated or plagued by priests.
    Ireland has often been described as a priest-ridden country