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Hedge-Priest

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A hedge-parson; specifically, in Ireland, formerly, a priest who has been admitted to orders directly from a hedge-school, without preparation in theological studies at a regular college. Cent. Diet.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A vagabond priest in olden time,

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A vagabond. priest in olden time.