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Webster 1913 Edition


Priestery

Priest′er-y

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Noun.
Priests, collectively; the priesthood; – so called in contempt.
[R.]
Milton.

Definition 2024


priestery

priestery

English

Noun

priestery (usually uncountable, plural priesteries)

  1. (derogatory, obsolete) Priests collectively; the priesthood.
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