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priestesslike

adj

Etymology

From priestess + -like.

  1. derived from prestre
  2. derived from πρεσβύτερος
  3. derived from presbyter
  4. inherited from preost
  5. inherited from prest
  6. suffixed as priestess — “priest + ess”
  7. suffixed as priestesslike — “priestess + like”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a priestess.

    • Yet when she turns away, raising those arms in a priestesslike gesture, that fabric acts as a curtain, shielding her from prying eyes.

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