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stickit minister

stickit minister noun: a candidate for the clerical office who fails, disqualified by incompetency or immorality.

Noun

stickit minister (plural stickit ministers)

  1. (Scotland) A candidate for the clerical office who fails, disqualified by incompetency or immorality.

Forms of stickit minister

pluralstickit ministers

Origin of stickit minister

See stickit (“stuck, spoiled”).

Questions about stickit minister

What does stickit minister mean?
Stickit minister means a candidate for the clerical office who fails, disqualified by incompetency or immorality.
What part of speech is stickit minister?
Stickit minister is a noun.
What is the plural of stickit minister?
The plural of stickit minister is stickit ministers.

Words near stickit minister in the dictionary

  1. sticking-place
  2. sticking-places
  3. sticking-point
  4. sticking-points
  5. stickings
  6. stickit minister
  7. stickit ministers
  8. stickjaw
  9. stickjaws
  10. sticklac
  11. Stickland

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