PRIESTCAP
Priest"cap`, n. (Fort.)
Defn: A form of redan, so named from its shape; — called also swallowtail.
PRIESTCRAFT
Priest"craft`, n.
Defn: Priestly policy; the policy of a priesthood; esp., in an ill sense, fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management by priests to gain wealth and power by working upon the religious motives or credulity of others. It is better that men should be governed by priestcraft than by violence. Macaulay.
PRIESTERY
Priest"er*y, n.
Defn: Priests, collectively; the priesthood; — so called in contempt. [R.] Milton.
PRIESTESS
Priest"ess, n.
Defn: A woman who officiated in sacred rites among pagans. Abp.
Potter.
PRIESTHOOD
Priest"hood, n.
1. The office or character of a priest; the priestly function. Bk. of Com. Prayer.