Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jack presbyter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: jack- pres-byter
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Generic name for a Presbyterian minister.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"Their Synod now ſits in great feare, and ſo does Iack Presbyter, / That we ſhall have a King againe, and once more ſee a Miter: […]"
"The harmleſs Nettle now has loſt its Sting, JACK''' Preſbyter can cry, God ſave the King."
"In fact, the picture represents Presbyterianism—Jack Presbyter—holding the young king’s nose to the grindstone, which is turned by the Scots, personified as Jocky."
"Tories even appropriated the anti-Catholic calendar, burning effigies of Jack Presbyter on 5 November 1681."

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

Presbyter Jack (alternative)

Questions

What does jack presbyter mean?: Generic name for a Presbyterian minister.

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