presbytery
(noun) building reserved for the officiating clergy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
presbytery (plural presbyteries)
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.
Source: Wiktionary
Pres"by*ter*y, n.; pl. Presbyteries. Etym: [L. presbyterium, Gr. Presbyter, and cf. Presbyterium.]
1. A body of elders in the early Christian church.
2. (Presbyterian Ch.)
Definition: 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.
4. (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest. (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 January 2025
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