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From Parson Trulliber, a character in Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews (1742), + -ian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a rude, vulgar country clergyman, devoted to agricultural pursuits. Full definition →
From Parson Trulliber, a character in Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews (1742), + -ian.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.