Prester Definition

noun

(obsolete) A priest or presbyter.

Prester John.
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A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire.

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One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.

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Other Word Forms of Prester

Noun

Singular:
prester
Plural:
presters

Origin of Prester

  • New Latin, from Ancient Greek [script?], meaning "to kindle or burn", and "to blow up, swell out by blowing".

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  • Old French prestre. See priest.

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Prester Sentence Examples

  • The king of Portugal next despatched Bartolomeu Diaz in 1486 to continue discoveries southwards; while, in the following year, he sent Pedro de Covilhao and Affonso de Payva to discover the country of Prester John.

  • His African experiences suggested The African Colony (1903), A Lodge in the Wilderness (1906), and Prester John (1910).

  • This last fact in particular caused western Europe to dream of an alliance with the great khan "Prester John," who should aid in the reconquest of Jerusalem and the final conversion to Christianity of the whole continent of Asia.

  • The legend of Prester John is based on the idea of the conversion of a Mongol tribe, the Karith, whose chieftain Ung Khan at baptism received the title Malek Juchana (King John).

  • The history of Prester John no doubt originally gathered round some nucleus of fact, though what that was is extremely difficult to determine.

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Words Starting With

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