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prester

prester noun: a priest or presbyter.

Noun (1)

prester (plural presters)

  1. (obsolete) A priest or presbyter.

Noun (2)

prester (plural presters or (rare) presteres)

  1. A waterspout.

Forms of prester

pluralpresters
plural (rare)presteres

Origin of prester

From Middle English prestre, from Old French prestre. Doublet of presbyter and priest.

From New Latin prēstēr, from Ancient Greek πρηστήρ (prēstḗr, “hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”).

Words formed from prester

Questions about prester

What does prester mean?
Prester means a priest or presbyter.
What part of speech is prester?
Prester is a noun.
What is the plural of prester?
The plural of prester is presters.

Words near prester in the dictionary

  1. presteel
  2. Presteigne
  3. Prestel
  4. prestellar
  5. prestenotic
  6. prester
  7. Prester John
  8. presteres
  9. presterilize
  10. presterilized
  11. presterilizes

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