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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

priestship

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
priest-ship
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of priesthood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From priest + -ship. Compare with West Frisian prysterskip, Dutch priesterschap, German Priesterschaft, Swedish prästerskap, Norwegian presteskap. Piecewise doublet of presbytership.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

priestships (plural)

Synonyms

priesthood

Questions

What does priestship mean?
Synonym of priesthood.
Where does priestship come from?
From priest + -ship. Compare with West Frisian prysterskip, Dutch priesterschap, German Priesterschaft, Swedish prästerskap, Norwegian presteskap. Piecewise doublet of presbytership.

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