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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In the Philippine Islands, a cleric who has taken orders and is dedicated to the service of the church, but who is not a member of a monastic order.
  • noun In Porto Rico, a flycatcher, Tyrannus taylori.
  • noun A parish clerk. See clerk, 3.

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