n.
  - an ordained minister of the Catholic, Orthodox, or Anglican Church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments. 
▸a person who performs ceremonies in a non-Christian religion.
 - a mallet used to kill fish caught when angling.
 
v.
 formal ordain to the priesthood.
 
  Derivative
  
    - priesthood n.
  - priestliness n.
  - priestly adj.
 
   
  Etymology
  OE prēost, of Gmc origin, based on eccles. L. presbyter; sense 2 of the noun alludes to the priest's function in performing the last rites.