finger-post
noun1
A signpost
2
A derogatory name for a clergyman
- 18th century Francis Grose, quoted in “Twenty-six words we don’t want to lose” “A parson: so called, because he points out a way to others which he never goes himself.”
noun — 2 senses
A signpost
A derogatory name for a clergyman
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