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Portionist
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain academical allowance or portion; - corrupted into postmaster.
(2):
(n.) One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two or more rectors or vicars.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Portionist'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/portionist.html. 1828.