Portionist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Portionist \Por"tion*ist\, n.
     1. A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain
        academical allowance or portion; -- corrupted into
        postmaster. --Shipley.
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     2. (Eccl.) One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two
        or more rectors or vicars.
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