Prester-john
[pres-ter] /ˈprɛs tər/
noun
1.
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.
Prester John
/ˈprɛstə/
noun
1.
a legendary Christian priest and king, believed in the Middle Ages to have ruled in the Far East, but identified in the 14th century with the king of Ethiopia
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