underpriest
English
Etymology
From Middle English underprest, unnderrpreost, equivalent to under- + priest. Cognate with Icelandic undirprestur.
Noun
underpriest (plural underpriests)
- A subordinate priest
- 2007, Leigh Grossman, The Green Lion, page 174:
- Once they dragged the man to the open metal casket, two of the underpriests stepped in to help secure him.
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