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Mas John

Mas John noun: a Scottish Presbyterian minister, as opposed to an Anglican or Catholic clergyman.

Noun

Mas John (plural Mas Johns)

  1. (humorous, obsolete) A Scottish Presbyterian minister, as opposed to an Anglican or Catholic clergyman.
    • In […] Scotland there were I know not how many Mas Johns restored in one day to the work of their Ministry.1672, Andrew Marvell, Gregory, father-Greybeard, with his vizard off
    • I should only stipulate that these new Mess-Johns in robes and coronets should keep some sort of bounds in the democratic and levelling principles which are expected from their titled pulpits.1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 13

Forms of Mas John

pluralMas Johns
alternative formMess John

Questions about Mas John

What does Mas John mean?
Mas John means a Scottish Presbyterian minister, as opposed to an Anglican or Catholic clergyman.
What part of speech is Mas John?
Mas John is a noun.
What is the plural of Mas John?
The plural of Mas John is Mas Johns.

Words near Mas John in the dictionary

  1. maréchaussées
  2. Maróczy bind
  3. Maróczy binds
  4. Marčana
  5. mas
  6. Mas John
  7. Mas Johns
  8. mas'r
  9. Mas-in
  10. masa
  11. MASA syndrome

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