mass priest

mass priest
noun
Usage: often capitalized M
Etymology: Middle English masseprest, from Old English mæsseprēost, from mæsse mass + prēost priest
a. : a secular priest as distinguished from a monk
b. : a chantry priest
2. : a Roman Catholic priest — usually used disparagingly

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