priesthood
English
/ˈpɹistˌhʊd/
noun
Definitions
- The role or office of a priest.
- Priests as a group; the clergy.
- Authority to act in the name of God.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English presthed inherited from Old English prēosthād (priesthood) suf from English priest.
Origin
English
priest
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archpriest English
- choke-priest English
- kill-priest English
- priest English
- priest-king English
- priest-ridden English
- priestcap English
- priestcraft English
- priestdom English
- priestery English
- priestess English
- priesting English
- priestish English
- priestism English
- priestless English
- priestlike English
- priestling English
- priestly English
- priestress English
- priestship English
- protopriest English
- underpriest English
- unpriest English
- prēosthād Old English
- prest Middle English
- presthed Middle English
- presthode Middle English
- pristut Chuukese