Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A churchman; especially, one who has an ecclesiastical function or an office in the church.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Scot. A clergyman or officer in a kirk.
  • noun Scot. A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from a member of another communion.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Scotland A clergyman or officer in a kirk.
  • noun Scotland A member of the Church of Scotland.

Etymologies

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kirk +‎ -man

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