2. (Eccl. Hist.)
(a) A Christian sect without a leader.
(b) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular
diocesan control.
[1913 Webster]
3. A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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