Jack Presbyter
Examples
“Their Synod now ſits in great feare, and ſo does Iack Presbyter, / That we ſhall have⟳ a King againe, and once more ſee a Miter: […]”
“The harmleſs Nettle now has loſt its Sting⟳, JACK''' Preſbyter can cry⟳, God ſave the King.”
“In fact, the picture represents Presbyterianism—Jack Presbyter—holding the young king’s nose to the grindstone, which is turned by the Scots, personified as Jocky.”
“Tories even appropriated the anti-Catholic calendar, burning effigies of Jack Presbyter on 5 November 1681.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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