portionist en · NOUN
Etymology
From portion + -ist.
Meanings
- One of the incumbents of a benefice that has two or more rectors or vicars.
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(historical) A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, England, who has a certain academical allowance or portion.
Curates would in fact become Portionists and Incumbents , with a legal status and an independent position within the limit of their appointed jurisdiction
1867, Orby Shipley, The Church and the World:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| portionists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
postmaster (scholar)