Meaning Of The Word Prester John

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Prester John in British English
a legendary medieval Christian king and priest said to have ruled either in the Far East or in Ethiopia
noun: a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel
noun: a legendary Christian priest and king, believed in the Middle Ages to have ruled in the Far East, but identified in the 14th century with the king of Ethiopia

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