Mas John

noun

A Scottish Presbyterian minister, as opposed to an Anglican or Catholic clergyman.

First used 17th–19th c.
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Meanings

nounMas John (plural Mas Johns)

plural Mas Johns · alternative Mess John

  1. humorousobsoleteA Scottish Presbyterian minister, as opposed to an Anglican or Catholic clergyman.First known use 17th–19th c.

    In […] Scotland there were I know not how many Mas Johns restored in one day to the work of their Ministry.

    1672, Andrew Marvell, Gregory, father-Greybeard, with his vizard off
    1 more example

    I should only stipulate that these new Mess-Johns in robes and coronets should keep some sort of bounds in the democratic and levelling principles which are expected from their titled pulpits.

    1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, Oxford, published 2009, page 13
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