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prester |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prester \Pres"ter\, n. [NL., fr Gr ?, from ? to kindle or burn, and ? to blow up swell out by blowing.] 1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire. [Obs.] 2. pl One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Prester \Pres"ter\, n. [OF. prestre. See {Priest}.] A priest or presbyter; as Prester John. [Obs.]
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