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priestal

priestal adjective: relating to priests; priestly.

Adjective

priestal

  1. (rare) Relating to priests; priestly.
    • The matter has ended in the establishment of a priestal republican despotism, under which the protestant religion is proscribed, its exercise forbidden even in private, the protestant schools are broken up, […]1846, George Barrell Cheever, Wanderings of a Pilgrim in the Shadow of Mont Blanc, page 13

Origin of priestal

From priest + -al. Piecewise doublet of presbyteral.

Questions about priestal

What does priestal mean?
Priestal means relating to priests; priestly.
What part of speech is priestal?
Priestal is an adjective.

Words near priestal in the dictionary

  1. priest-king
  2. priest-kings
  3. priest-monk
  4. priest-monks
  5. priest-ridden
  6. priestal
  7. priestcap
  8. priestcaps
  9. priestcraft
  10. priestcrafts
  11. priestdom

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