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 English dictionary. Английский словарь 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. ) 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 — ( n. ) A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by …
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, …
Britannica English vocabulary
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
DIAS, BARTOLOMEU — born c. 1450 died May 29, 1500, at sea, near Cape of Good Hope Dias also spelled Diaz Portuguese navigator …
Britannica English vocabulary
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 …
Britannica English vocabulary
COVILH, PRO DA — also spelled Pedro De Covilham, or Covilho born c. 1460, , Covilh, Port. died after 1526 early Portuguese explorer of …
Britannica English vocabulary
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

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