Water house, Apol

for Learning (1653), p. 82. (Latham.) priest ridden ne (prest'rid"n-nes), n. The state of being priest ridden. See the quotation under priest ridden. [Rare.] priest's-crown (prēsts'kroun), n. The common dandelion: so called from its bald receptacle after the achenia are blown away, with allusion to the priestly tonsure. [Prov. Eng.] ...