Definition of "priesthood"

priesthood

/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural priesthoods
1. The role or office of a priest.
2. Priests as a group; the clergy.
  Quotations
  The priesthood sold the land when it became apparent that its donor had no intention of redeeming it.
  2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 755
3. Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.