Etymology

priestly

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Today it means: Of or relating to priests. Full definition →

Middle English prestly
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priestly · adjective1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromprestly
  2. English todaypriestly

From Middle English prestly; equivalent to priest + -ly.

Priestly · proper noun2

Variant of Priestley.

Priestly · adjective3

  1. German · semantic loan frompriesterlich
  2. English todayPriestly

Semantic loan from German priesterlich and Priesterschrift (“Priestly source”, literally “priest document”), so called because of the reconstructed source’s emphasis on cultic issues. See priestly.

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