unalist

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noun

A churchman who holds only one benefice.

OriginLatin unus →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

noununalist (plural unalists)

plural unalists

  1. UKarchaicA churchman who holds only one benefice.

    I do not deny but there are pluralists of great ecclesiastical merit; but I do deny that in general pluralists have greater merit than unalists […]

    1795, Vicesimus Knox, The Spirit of Despotism

Origin

  1. Latinunus
  2. Englishunalist

Latin unus one.

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Anagrams

Lusitansultanitulisan
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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