high priesthood

the condition or office of a high priest.

high priests collectively.

Origin of high priesthood

First recorded in 1525–35

According to the history the high-priesthood did not invariably follow the line of Eleazar.

The Expositor's Bible:The Book of Numbers |Robert A. Watson
Thus arose a civil war through the ambition of two men, who both sought the high-priesthood as a road to power.

History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
Zadok's descendants sole incumbents of the high-priesthood, 160.

History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
As the high-priesthood became a hereditary office it acquired quite a royal distinction.

A Thousand Years of Jewish History |Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) Harris

The inference is that His high-priesthood has abolished the old covenant and ratified the new.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews |Thomas Charles Edwards