"priestship" meaning in English

See priestship in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: priestships [plural]
Etymology: From priest + -ship. Compare with West Frisian prysterskip, Dutch priesterschap, German Priesterschaft, Swedish prästerskap, Norwegian presteskap. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|priest|ship}} priest + -ship, {{cog|fy|prysterskip}} West Frisian prysterskip, {{cog|nl|priesterschap}} Dutch priesterschap, {{cog|de|Priesterschaft}} German Priesterschaft, {{cog|sv|prästerskap}} Swedish prästerskap, {{cog|no|presteskap}} Norwegian presteskap Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} priestship (countable and uncountable, plural priestships)
  1. priesthood Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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