† Christling Obs. nonce-wd.
(ˈkraɪstlɪŋ)
[f. Christ + -ling, dim. suffix.]
A petty Christ; a representative or vicegerent of Christ.
| a 1638 Mede Wks. iii. 646 Knowest thou not the first commandment of thy Christian Decalogue to be Thou shalt have none other Christs but me? What doest thou with so many Christlings? |