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priest hole

priest hole noun: a secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.

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 hole

pluralpriest holes
alternative formpriest's hole

Questions about priest hole

What does priest hole mean?
Priest hole means a secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.
What part of speech is priest hole?
Priest hole is a noun.
What is the plural of priest hole?
The plural of priest hole is priest holes.

Words near priest hole in the dictionary

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

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