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underpriest

underpriest noun: a subordinate priest.

Noun

underpriest (plural underpriests)

  1. A subordinate priest
    • Once they dragged the man to the open metal casket, two of the underpriests stepped in to help secure him.2007, Leigh Grossman, The Green Lion, page 174

Forms of underpriest

pluralunderpriests

Origin of underpriest

From Middle English underprest, unnderrpreost, equivalent to under- + priest. Cognate with Icelandic undirprestur.

Questions about underpriest

What does underpriest mean?
Underpriest means a subordinate priest.
What part of speech is underpriest?
Underpriest is a noun.
What is the plural of underpriest?
The plural of underpriest is underpriests.

Words near underpriest in the dictionary

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  2. underpriced
  3. underprices
  4. underpricing
  5. underpricings
  6. underpriest
  7. underpriests
  8. underprint
  9. underprints
  10. underprioritised
  11. underprioritize

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