- préosthád
- m (-a/-a) priesthood
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
préosthád
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priesthood — /preest hood/, n. 1. the condition or office of a priest. 2. priests collectively. [bef. 900; ME presthed(e), presthod(e), OE preosthad. See PRIEST, HOOD] * * * Office of a spiritual leader expert in the ceremonies of worship and the performance… … Universalium
priesthood — O.E. preosthad; see PRIEST (Cf. priest) + HOOD (Cf. hood). Priestcraft originally was the business of being a priest (late 15c.); after rise of Protestantism and the Enlightenment, it acquired a pejorative sense of arts of ambitious priests for… … Etymology dictionary
priesthood — /ˈpristhʊd/ (say preesthood) noun 1. the condition or office of a priest. 2. priests collectively. {Middle English; Old English prēosthād. See priest, hood} …
priest|hood — «PREEST hud», noun. 1. the position or rank of priest: »He was admitted to the priesthood. 2. priests as a group: »the priesthood of Spain. ╂[Old English prēosthād < prēost priest + hād hood] … Useful english dictionary
