eldertongue

Old English · noun

pistolrædere

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈpis.tolˌræː.de.re/
Syllables
ˈpis · tol · ˌræː · de · re (5 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a subdeacon, one who reads the epistle in a church

Etymology

Compound of pistol (“epistle”) + rǣdere (“reader”)

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