presthode
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- prestehode, preisthade, preesthood, preesthode, presthed, presthede, preostehood, preosthood, priesthod
Etymology[edit]
From Old English prēosthād; equivalent to prest (“priest”) + -hod.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
presthode (uncountable)
- The status and office of a priest.
- The status and office of any clergy member ranking a priest or higher.
- The (Christian) priesthood or clergy
- Christendom, all Christians
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: priesthood
- Scots: presthade
References[edit]
- “prẹ̄sthēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.