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pres·by·ter·y  (przb-tr, prs-)

n. pl. pres·by·ter·ies

1.

a. A court composed of Presbyterian Church ministers and representative elders of a particular locality.

b. The district represented by this court.

2. Presbyters considered as a group.

3. Government of a church by presbyters.

4. The section of a church reserved for the clergy.

5. Roman Catholic Church The residence of a priest.

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[Middle English presbetory, priests' bench, from Late Latin presbyterium, council of elders, from Greek presbuterion, from presbuteros, elder; see presbyter.]

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presbytery [ˈprɛzbɪtərɪ -trɪ]

n pl -teries

1. (Christianity / Protestantism) Presbyterian Church

a.  a local Church court composed of ministers and elders

b.  the congregations or churches within the jurisdiction of any such court

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the part of a cathedral or church east of the choir, in which the main altar is situated; sanctuary

3. (Christianity / Protestantism) presbyters or elders collectively

4. (Christianity / Protestantism) government of a church by presbyters or elders

5. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the residence of a parish priest

[from Old French presbiterie, from Church Latin presbyterium, from Greek presbyterion; see presbyter]

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Presbytery a body of elders of the church, 1611; ministers and elders of the Presbyterian Church, collectively, 1628.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

presbytery - building reserved for the officiating clergy building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" church building, church - a place for public (especially Christian) worship; "the church was empty"

Translations

presbytery [ˈprezbɪtərɪ] N → casa f parroquial (Archit) → presbiterio m

presbytery [ˈprɛzbɪtəri] n → presbytère m
pre-school preschool [ˌpriːˈskuːl]

adj [education, age, programme] → préscolaire; [child] → d'âge préscolaire

[ˈpriːskuːl] n (US) → école f maternelle

presbytery

n (= priest’s house) → (katholisches) Pfarrhaus; (part of church) → Presbyterium nt

presbytery [ˈprɛzbɪt/ərɪ] n → presbiterio