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PRESTER
Etymology 1
Noun
prester (plural presters)
(obsolete) A priest or presbyter.
Etymology 2
Noun
prester (plural presters)
A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire.
One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.
Anagrams
• represt, terpers
Source: Wiktionary
Pres"ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire. [Obs.]
2. pl.
Definition: One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement. [Obs.]
Pres"ter, n. Etym: [OF. prestre. See Priest.]
Definition: A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYNCRETISM
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
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