priestless

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adjective

Without a priest or priests.

OriginMiddle English prestles ← Old Norse prestlauss →
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Meanings

adjectivepriestless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a priest or priests.

Origin

  1. Old Norseprestlauss“priestless”
  2. Middle Englishprestles
  3. Englishpriestless

From Middle English prestles, perhaps a borrowing from Old Norse prestlauss (“priestless”); otherwise equivalent to priest + -less. Compare Danish præsteløs, Swedish prästlös, Norwegian presteløs, Icelandic prestlaus.

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APA

priestless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priestless

MLA

“priestless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priestless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “priestless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/priestless.

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