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单词 prester john
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Prester John  (prestər),USA pronunciation 
  1. World Historya legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Prester John /ˈprɛstə/ n
  1. a legendary Christian priest and king, believed in the Middle Ages to have ruled in the Far East, but identified in the 14th century with the king of Ethiopia
Etymology: 14th Century Prestre Johan, from Medieval Latin presbyter Iohannes Priest John
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