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priestship

priestship noun: synonym of priesthood.

Noun

priestship (countable and uncountable, plural priestships)

  1. Synonym of priesthood.
    Synonyms:
    priesthood

Synonyms of priestship

Forms of priestship

pluralpriestships

Origin of priestship

From priest + -ship. Compare with West Frisian prysterskip, Dutch priesterschap, German Priesterschaft, Swedish prästerskap, Norwegian presteskap. Piecewise doublet of presbytership.

Questions about priestship

What does priestship mean?
Priestship means synonym of priesthood.
What part of speech is priestship?
Priestship is a noun.
What is the plural of priestship?
The plural of priestship is priestships.

Words near priestship in the dictionary

  1. priestmonks
  2. priestress
  3. priestresses
  4. priestridden
  5. priests
  6. priestship
  7. priestships
  8. priestx
  9. prieth
  10. Prieto
  11. Prieto Diaz

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