PRESTER

Meaning of PRESTER in English

( n. )

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

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PRESTER — ˈprestə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, venomous snake, scorching whirlwind, from Greek prēstēr venomous snake, scorching …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESTER — (n.) A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John.
Английский словарь Webster
PRESTER — (n.) One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.
Английский словарь Webster
PRESTER — (n.) A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it …
Английский словарь Webster
PRESTER — ( n. ) One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESTER — ( n. ) A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESTER — noun a priest or presbyter; as, prester john. 2. prester ·noun one of the veins of the neck when swollen …
Webster English vocab
PRESTER — Prester BrE AmE ˈprest ə AmE \ - ə r
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PRESTER JOHN — Legendary Christian ruler of the East. He was believed to be a Nestorian and a king-priest (prester being short for …
Английский словарь Британика
PRESTER JOHN — /pres"teuhr/ a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESTER JOHN — also called Presbyter John, or John The Elder, legendary Christian ruler of the East, popularized in medieval chronicles and traditions …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRESTER JOHN — Legendary Christian ruler of the East. He was believed to be a Nestorian and a king-priest (prester being short for …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PRESTER JOHN — [Folklore] A legendary king and priest from the Middle Ages who ruled a mythical land believed to lie somewhere in …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PRESTRE — n priest; Prestre Johannes Prester John
Interlingua English vocab
JOHN
Английский словарь Британика
PREST — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin praestus ready — more at presto obsolete : ready , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRÊT-NOM — ˈpreˈnōⁿ noun ( plural prêt-noms “) Etymology: French prête-nom, from prêter to lend (from Old French prester ) + nom …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESTABLE — ˈprestəbəl adjective Etymology: obsolete French, capable of being lent, from Middle French, inclined to grant, from prester to lend, give …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PREST — prest 1 /prest/ , adj. Obs. ready. [ 1250-1300; ME praestus ready. See PRESTO ] prest 2 /prest/ , n. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SANJAR — in full Mu'izz Ad-din Sanjar born 1084/86 died May 8, 1157 Seljuq prince of Khorasan from c. 1096 to 1157, …
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MANDEVILLE, SIR JOHN — flourished 14th century Sir John Mandeville, detail from a manuscript, early 15th century; in the British Library (MS. Add. purported …
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ELDAD (BEN MAHLI) HA-DANI, — English Eldad The Danite flourished 9th century Jewish traveller and philologist who was generally credited with the authorship of a …
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DIAS, BARTOLOMEU — born c. 1450 died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope Dias also spelled Diaz Portuguese navigator …
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COVILHA, PERO DA — Additional reading Francisco Alvares, The Prester John of the Indies, rev. and ed. by G.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford, 2 …
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COVILH, PRO DA — also spelled Pedro De Covilham, or Covilho born c. 1460, , Covilh, Port. died after 1526 early Portuguese explorer of …
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CONGO RIVER — The Congo River basin and its drainage network. also called Zaire River, river in west-central Africa. With a length of …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUCHAN, JOHN, 1ST BARON TWEEDSMUIR — born Aug. 26, 1875, Perth, Perthshire, Scot. died Feb. 11, 1940, Montreal statesman and writer best known for his swift-paced …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRESS — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 hist. force to serve in the army or navy. 2 bring into use as a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PRESS — v. & n. v.tr. 1 hist. force to serve in the army or navy. 2 bring into use as a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PRESS — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. apply steady force to (a thing in contact) (press a switch; pressed the …
Oxford English vocab
JOHN
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

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