单词 | priest-taker |
释义 | > as lemmaspriest-taker priest-taker n. ΚΠ 1679 Bradley in R. Mansel Narr. Popish Plot (1680) 49 She heard the said Lawton was a Priest-taker. 1850 E. B. O'Callaghan Documentary Hist. State N.-Y. III. 111 (note) He was a friar, but fell so low as to become priest taker. 1995 Irish Times (Nexis) 19 July 13 Though at times the men who wore these chasubles, or used these chalice veils might be hunted by priest-takers,..the extravagance of their vestments suggests a swaggering indifference to state hostility. < as lemmas |
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