English Explanatory Dictionary

Fleet parson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clergyman based in or near the Fleet Prison, who performed Fleet marriages (a kind of clandestine marriage). The practice continued up to the 18th century

Word forms

Fleet parson Fleet parsons

Related words

Fleet marriage
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