presbytery
English
/ˈpɹɛz.bɪ.tɛɹ.i/
noun
Definitions
- The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
- A body of elders in the early Christian church.
- A chancel; a section of the church reserved for the clergy.
- Presbyters collectively.
Etymology
Suffix from English presbyter.
Origin
English
presbyter
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archpresbyter English
- archpresbytery English
- presbyter English
- presbyteral English
- presbyterate English
- presbyteress English
- presbyterial English
- presbyterian English
- presbytership English
- presbytress English
- presbyter Latin