presthode

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === prestehode, preisthade, preesthood, preesthode, presthed, presthede, preostehood, preosthood, priesthod === Etymology === From Old English prēosthād; equivalent to prest (“priest”) +‎ -hod. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpreːsthɔːd/, /ˈpreːsthɛːd/ === Noun === presthode (uncountable) The status and office of a priest. The status and office of any clergy member ranking a priest or higher. The (Christian) priesthood or clergy Christendom, all Christians ==== Related terms ==== prest ==== Descendants ==== English: priesthood Scots: presthade ==== References ==== “prẹ̄sthēd(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 30 March 2018.