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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(Preste-,) Preisthoode, n. [e.m.E. priesthood, presthod: cf. Prest(e)had(e.] = Prest(e)hede n. 1 a. —1638 Nat. Covenant in Facs. Nat. MSS III xcvii.
His blasphemous preisthoode
