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Pres'ter John'



Pronunciation: (pres'tur), [key]
a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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