Home › Words › U › underpriestunderpriestunderpriest means A subordinate priest.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, underpriest ranks #23,640 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English underprest, unnderrpreost, equivalent to under- + priest. Cognate with Icelandic undirprestur.nounA subordinate prieste.g.“Once they dragged the man to the open metal casket, two of the underpriests stepped in to help secure him.” — 2007, Leigh Grossman, The Green Lion, page 174:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.priestlet 72% match — A petty priest. vs underpriest →unpriest 70% match — To deprive of priesthood vs underpriest →subprior 69% match — The assistant or deputy of a prior vs underpriest →priestress 67% match — A priestess. vs underpriest →subprioress 65% match — A female subprior. vs underpriest →underprefect 65% match — A subordinate prefect. vs underpriest →antipriest 65% match — One taking a role opposite to that of priest. vs underpriest →subvicar 64% match — A subordinate vicar. vs underpriest →