presthode
Middle English
editAlternative forms
edit- prestehode, preisthade, preesthood, preesthode, presthed, presthede, preostehood, preosthood, priesthod
Etymology
editFrom Old English prēosthād; equivalent to prest (“priest”) + -hod.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpresthode (uncountable)
- The status and office of a priest.
- The status and office of any clergy member ranking a priest or higher.
- The (Christian) priesthood or clergy
- Christendom, all Christians
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- English: priesthood
- Scots: presthade
References
edit- “prẹ̄sthēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.