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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
priest·hood 
[preest-hood] Pronunciation Key
[preest-hood] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the condition or office of a priest. |
| 2. | priests collectively. |
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| priest·hood
(prēst'hŏŏd') Pronunciation Key
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priesthood
n. obs. [TMRC] The select group of system managers responsible for the operation and maintenance of a batch operated computer system. On these computers, a user never had direct access to a computer, but had to submit his/her data and programs to a priest for execution. Results were returned days or even weeks later. See acolyte.
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Priesthood
Priest"hood\, n. 1. The office or character of a priest; the priestly function. --Bk. of Com. Prayer. 2. Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests.
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