"prester" meaning in English

See prester in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: presters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English prestre, from Old French prestre. Doublet of presbyter and priest. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|prestre}} Middle English prestre, {{der|en|fro|prestre}} Old French prestre, {{doublet|en|presbyter|priest}} Doublet of presbyter and priest Head templates: {{en-noun}} prester (plural presters)
  1. (obsolete) A priest or presbyter. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: Prester John
    Sense id: en-prester-en-noun-VzB1XBr4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: presters [plural], presteres [plural, rare]
Etymology: From New Latin prēstēr, from Ancient Greek πρηστήρ (prēstḗr, “hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|prēstēr}} New Latin prēstēr, {{der|en|grc|πρηστήρ||hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger}} Ancient Greek πρηστήρ (prēstḗr, “hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|presteres|pl2qual=rare}} prester (plural presters or (rare) presteres)
  1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire.
    Sense id: en-prester-en-noun-2STZb2-D
  2. One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.
    Sense id: en-prester-en-noun-V2-pkuQ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 25 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 25 18 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 12 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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