Fleet parson
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Fleet parson (plural Fleet parsons)
- (UK, historical) A clergyman based in or near the Fleet Prison, who performed Fleet Marriages (a kind of clandestine marriage). The practice continued up to the 18th century
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[edit]References
[edit]- “Fleet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.