hedge priest

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An ignorant itinerant priest. historical
    — The Pedant, the Bragart, the Hedge-Prieſt, the Foole, and the Boy. / Abate throw at Nouum, and the whole world againe, / Cannot picke out fiue ſuch, take each one in his vaine.

词形变化

hedge priests plural

词源

From hedge (“third-rate”) + priest. To imply such a priest "plying one's trade under a hedge." Compare hedge alehouse, hedge whore.
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