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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Priesthood

/prēs'-tho͝od/ · Priest·hood · IPA /ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/
01 n. The office or character of a priest; the priestly function.
  1. 1.
    The office or character of a priest; the priestly function.
  2. 2.
    Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests.