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priest's hole

priest's hole is the alternative form of priest hole.

Meaning of priest hole

Noun

priest hole (plural priest holes)

  1. (UK) A secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.

Forms of priest's hole

pluralpriest's holes
pluralpriests' holes

Questions about priest's hole

What is priest's hole the alternative form of?
Priest's hole is the alternative form of priest hole.

Words near priest's hole in the dictionary

  1. priers
  2. pries
  3. priest
  4. priest hole
  5. priest holes
  6. priest's hole
  7. priest-doctor
  8. priest-doctors
  9. priest-king
  10. priest-kings
  11. priest-monk

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