"Priestley" meaning in All languages combined

See Priestley on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Priestleys [plural], Presley [alternative], Pressly [alternative]
Etymology: Habitational surname from aby of various minor places in North Yorkshire, from Old English prēost (“priest”) + lēah (“wood clearing, meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to priest + -ley (“lea”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|prēost||priest}} Old English prēost (“priest”), {{suf|en|priest|-leigh|alt2=-ley|t2=lea}} priest + -ley (“lea”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Priestley (countable and uncountable, plural Priestleys)
  1. A surname from Old English. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Priestley-en-name-YeJQRBqa Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -leigh Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -leigh: 56 44
  2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in West Virginia, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
    Sense id: en-Priestley-en-name-6PU9SKCd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Priestleyan

Inflected forms

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