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Presbytery
Pronunciation : Pres"by*ter*y
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. presbyterium, Gr. Presbyter, and cf. Presbyterium.]
Definition : 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church.
2. (Presbyterian Ch.)
Defn: A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority.
3. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] Tatler.
pl. Presbyteries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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