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priestal

adj

Etymology

From priest + -al. Piecewise doublet of presbyteral.

  1. derived from prestre
  2. derived from πρεσβύτερος
  3. derived from presbyter
  4. inherited from preost
  5. inherited from prest
  6. suffixed as priestal — “priest + al”

Definitions

  1. Relating to priests

    Relating to priests; priestly.

    • The matter has ended in the establishment of a priestal republican despotism, under which the protestant religion is proscribed, its exercise forbidden even in private, the protestant schools are broken up, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA