historicastern.
/hɪstɒrɪˈkastə/, U.S. /ˌhɪstɔrəˈkæstər/ rare.
= historiaster n.
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historicaster1861
1861 F. Hall in Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 1861 (1862) 30 204 However reluctantly we receive the word of such as Ságaravarman, or his historicaster.
1914 Catal. of Sales (Henry Sotheran & Co.) No. 744. 19/1 The lively Archdeacon of Brecon..is now being used by Parliamentary historicasters as one for Disendowment in Wales.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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