priests is a form of:

Priest



noun
1.
(a man ordained to perform religious rites in R. C. and Episcopal churches; in pagan times, one who officiated at the alter, or performed the rites of sacrifice pries tlike) លោកសង្ឃ (បព្វជិត)
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) អ្នកបួស បុព្វជិត, (សាសនារ៉ូម៉ាំងកាតូលិក គ្រិស្តសាសនា)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A presbyter elder; a minister
2.
One who is authorized to consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially, one of the lowest order possessing this power.
3.
A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation.
4.
One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist priests.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To ordain as priest.