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- noun
Priesthood as it relates topriestesses , i.e. thefemale kind.
Etymologies
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priestess + -hood
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Examples
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Well, we endowed female members of the LDS church apparently hold the priestesshood, but cannot do anything with it…
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Maybe it’s time for Mormon women to set up their own shop and exercise the priestesshood that they were promised. xJane
Question: Women in Mormonism v. Women in Porn. | Mind on Fire 2009
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