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Definition of Prester

Prester
Prester Pres"ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to kindle or burn, and ? to blow up, swell out by blowing.] 1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set on fire. [Obs.] 2. pl. One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger or other excitement. [Obs.]
Prester
Prester Pres"ter, n. [OF. prestre. See Priest.] A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John. [Obs.]

Meaning of Prester from wikipedia

- Prester John (Latin: Presbyter Ioannes) was a legendary Christian patriarch, presbyter, and king. Stories po****r in Europe in the 12th to the 17th centuries...
- rendering of episkopos) connotes the job description. John the Presbyter Prester John Presbyterium Cottrell, Jack (2002). The Faith Once for All: Bible...
- Prester Jon is a DC Comics superhero, and brother to Carrie 'Redwing' Levine. Prester Jon's story began 10 years in the ****ure; or rather, the false ****ure...
- the Linnaean type material of Coluber berus, Coluber chersea and Coluber prester (Serpentes, Viperidae)". Journal of Natural History. 42 (35–36): 2343–2377...
- Prester John is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based loosely on the legendary Christian...
- Prester John is a 1910 adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It tells the story of the young Scotsman David Crawfurd and his adventures...
- up Prester John in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Prester John is a Christian king in medieval legend. Prester John may also refer to: Prester John...
- writer claimed to be a priest (Prester John) who ruled over the great kingdom of Ethiopia. According to the letters, Prester John's subjects included some...
- the group Croatian-Slovenian in its composition.[citation needed] Ida Prestervocals Petra Cigojvocals Kleemar (Matej Končan) – keyboards Jernej...
- Pedro de Montarroio to locate in the East new information that could find Prester John, which seemed to correspond, after all, to the description that came...