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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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(Preste-,) Preistschip, n. [e.m.E. priestship (1642).] The office of a priest. = Prest(e)hed(e n. 1. —1606 Reg. Great S. 668/2.
Et lie lady-preistschip dicte ecclesie