| Name | Term description |
|---|---|
| NamePreacher |
Term description One who gives religious talks, in the open or in churches |
| NamePrebendary |
Term description Official of pre-Reformation or Episcopal cathedral |
| NamePrebenter |
Term description Official of pre-Reformation or Episcopal cathedral |
| NamePrecenter |
Term description Leader of singing in church |
| NamePrecentor |
Term description Leader of singing in church |
| NamePreceptor |
Term description Teacher, instructor |
| NamePresbytery clerk |
Term description 1. Clerk to a presbytery (Church of Scotland court). 2. One who documents the business of an office. |
| NamePresenter |
Term description Leader of singing in church |
| NamePresenter of signatures in the Court of Exchequer |
Term description Leader of singing in church |
| NamePriest |
Term description Ordained clergyman in pre-Reformation, Roman Catholic or Episcopalian church |
| NamePrimare |
Term description Principal of college or university |
| NamePrimer |
Term description Principal of college or university |
| NamePrincipal |
Term description One in charge of university or college |
| NamePrincipal commissary |
Term description Civil official of the commissary court |
| NamePrincipal of college |
Term description One in charge of university or college |
| NamePrint cutter |
Term description One who makes printing blocks |
| NamePrinter |
Term description One who prints books, pictures, posters, etc. |
| NamePrintseller |
Term description One who sells topical cartoons and other pictures |
| NamePrior |
Term description Head of a priory, religious house for men |
| NamePrioress |
Term description Head of a priory, religious house for women |
| NamePrivateer |
Term description Commander of armed private vessel holding commission from government |
| NameProbationer |
Term description A person who is licensed to preach, but is not yet ordained to a charge |
| NameProbationer minister |
Term description Usually a Church of Scotland minister, who has obtained his Divinity degree, but is not yet ordained |
| NameProcurator |
Term description Lawyer in the lower courts |
| NameProcurator-fiscal |
Term description Public prosecutor |
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