classis
/ˈklasɪs/noun
1In the Presbyterian system: an ecclesiastical court or assembly above the consistory and below the synod consisting of the elders or pastors from each parish or congregation within a given area. Formerly also occasionally: †a parochial court, a consistory (obsolete ).
- Used in England (especially in the 17th cent.) and the United States, but rarely in Scotland or with reference to the Church of Scotland or Presbyterian churches deriving from it; presbytery is the normal term in those churches. In recent use commonly used with reference to Reformed Churches in continental Europe, especially the Netherlands..
2The district comprising the parishes or congregations under the jurisdiction of such a court.
3 Roman History = class.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Matthew Sutcliffe (d. 1629), dean of Exeter. From classical Latin classis class.
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