English

kill-priest

From kill + priest.

A compound of kill + priest

Middle English killen

English kill

Ancient Greek πρέσβυς ‘elder, older’

Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος

Late Latin presbyter ‘elder, presbyter’

Old English prēost

Middle English prest ‘a member of the Christian clergy’

Today it means

noun Port wine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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