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Marprelate
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English
Martin +
Etymology
From en mar prelate.
Proper noun
en often attributive A pseudonym used in the later 16th century by a satirist, or group of satirists, who attacked the Anglican episcopacy.
Derived terms
en Marprelatist
en Christianity History of the United Kingdom
en exocentric verb-noun compounds