Priestley

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Priestley

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Habitational surname from aby of various minor places in North Yorkshire, from Old English prēost (“priest”) + lēah (“wood clearing, meadow, leigh”). Equivalent to priest + -ley (“lea”).

proper noun Priestleys · Presley · Pressly

countable, uncountable A surname from Old English.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States.

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@misc{priestley_2026,
  title = {Priestley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/priestley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}