jack priest
jack priest noun: a priest.
Noun
jack priest (plural jack priests)
- A priest.
- By gar, he is de Coward‑Iack‑Priest of de vorld: he is not show his face.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- [T]he snorted latin of jackpriests moving burly in their albs […].1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 3: Proteus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 40
Forms of jack priest
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Questions about jack priest
- What does jack priest mean?
- Jack priest means a priest.
- What part of speech is jack priest?
- Jack priest is a noun.
- What is the plural of jack priest?
- The plural of jack priest is jack priests.
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