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prester¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English prestre, from Old French prestre. Doublet of presbyter and priest.

noun presters

  1. obsolete A priest or presbyter.

prester²

Where it comes from

From New Latin prēstēr, from Ancient Greek πρηστήρ (prēstḗr, “hurricane or waterspout attended with lightning; (in plural) veins of the neck when swollen by anger”).

noun presters · presteres

  1. A waterspout.

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"prester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prester. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prester. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prester

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"prester." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prester.

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@misc{prester_2026,
  title = {prester},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prester},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}