单词 | papey |
释义 | Papeyn. Now historical and rare. Frequently with the. (The name of) a religious house in the City of London which provided shelter, etc., for infirm or destitute priests; the fraternity of priests who lived there.The institution was founded in 1442 and suppressed during the reign of Edward VI (1537–53). ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > other religions > the Papey (Aldgate) > [noun] Papeya1500 a1500 in J. Gairdner Hist. Coll. Citizen London (1876) p. viii Pappay Chyrche in the Walle be twyne Algate and Bevysse Markes. And hyt is a grete fraternyte of prestys and of othyr seqular men. 1598 J. Stow Suruay of London 110 Then come you to the Pappey, a proper house, wherein sometime was kept a Fraternitie, or brotherhood of S. Charitie, and S. Iohn Euangelist, called the Papey, for poore impotent Priestes, (for in some language Priestes are called Papes) founded in the yeare 1430. 1790 T. Pennant Of London 410 Behind this church, close to London-wall, stood the Papey, a fraternity of St. Charilibus and St. John the evangelist, for Papeys, or infirm priests. 1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 784/1 At funerals there followed the Brotherhood of Sixty, the singing clerks, and the old priests of the Papey chanting the psalms for the dead. 1970 A. Smith Dict. City of London Street Names 23 On the north side of the street stood the Papey... A church dedicated to St. Augustine..was given to the Fraternity of the Papey..and converted into a house for poor priests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500 |
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