Fleet parson

noun

Definitions

  1. A clergyman based in or near the Fleet Prison, who performed Fleet marriages (a kind of…

    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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Fleet parson. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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