— reverendship , n.
/rev"euhr euhnd, rev"reuhnd/ , adj.
1. ( cap. ) (used as a title of respect applied or prefixed to the name of a member of the clergy or a religious order): Reverend Timothy Cranshaw; Reverend Mother.
2. worthy to be revered; entitled to reverence.
3. pertaining to or characteristic of the clergy.
n.
4. Informal. a member of the clergy.
[ 1400-50; late ME reverendus worthy of being revered, ger. of revereri to REVERE 1 ]