Presbytery
noun, plural presbyteries.
1.
a body of presbyters or elders.
2.
(in Presbyterian churches) an ecclesiastical court consisting of all the ministers and one or two presbyters from each congregation in a district.
3.
the churches under the jurisdiction of a presbytery.
4.
the part of a church appropriated to the clergy.
5.
Roman Catholic Church. a rectory.
noun (pl) -teries
1.
(Presbyterian Church)
a local Church court composed of ministers and elders
the congregations or churches within the jurisdiction of any such court
2.
the part of a cathedral or church east of the choir, in which the main altar is situated; sanctuary
3.
presbyters or elders collectively
4.
government of a church by presbyters or elders
5.
(RC Church) the residence of a parish priest
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