office-holder

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office-holder

noun office-holders

alternative Alternative form of officeholder Any Christian office-holder, be he pope or bishop, emperor or king, was expected to be totally identified with his office, to enter into a spiritual union with it, and this “matrimonial' relationship was signified by the ring bestowed at ordination or coronation ceremony.

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@misc{office_holder_2026,
  title = {office-holder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/office-holder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}