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Prester John

Pres·ter John [ prèstər jón ]


noun 
Definition:
 
legendary Christian king: a legendary Christian priest-king who was believed to rule over a vast kingdom of great wealth in Asia or Africa during the Middle Ages

[< Old French prestre Jehan, medieval Latin presbyter Johannes "John the priest"]
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