Bible Dictionaries
Priesthood

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The office or character of a priest; the priestly function.

(2):

(n.) Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart for sacred offices; the order of priests.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Priesthood'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/priesthood.html. 1828.