presthode
Middle English
/ˈpreːsthɔːd/
noun
Definitions
- The status and office of a priest.
- The status and office of any clergy member ranking a priest or higher.
- The (Christian) priesthood or clergy
- Christendom, all Christians
Etymology
Inherited from Old English prēosthād (priesthood) affix from Middle English prest (priest, ready, alert, eager).
Origin
Middle English
prest
Gloss
priest, ready, alert, eager
Concept
Semantic Field
Religion and belief
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
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Cognates and derived terms
- priest English
- prēost, preost Old English
- prēosthād Old English
- parissh prest Middle English
- prest Middle English
- presthed Middle English
- prestly Middle English
- prest Old French