English Explanatory Dictionary

vicar of Bray

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who readily turns their coat to suit the times.

Word forms

vicar of Bray vicars of Bray

Etymology

In reference to Simon Aleyn, incorrectly said to have kept the vicarage of Bray from 1540 to 1588, during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, and Elizabeth.

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