priestdom
English
noun
Definitions
- (rare) Political rule or sweeping social control exercised by a class of priests; a ruling class of priests.
- (rare) Priests collectively or priests of a particular religious group or affiliation collectively.
Etymology
Suffix from English priest.
Origin
English
priest
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archpriest English
- choke-priest English
- kill-priest English
- priest English
- priest-king English
- priest-ridden English
- priestcap English
- priestcraft English
- priestery English
- priestess English
- priesthood English
- priesting English
- priestish English
- priestism English
- priestless English
- priestlike English
- priestling English
- priestly English
- priestress English
- priestship English
- protopriest English
- underpriest English
- unpriest English
- prest Middle English