presbyter /prezˈbi-tər/ noun- (in the Presbyterian Church) an elder
- (in Episcopal churches) a minister or priest ranking between a bishop and a deacon
- A member of a presbytery
- A presbyterian (obsolete)
ORIGIN: Gr presbyteros, compar of presbys old presbytˈeral adjective Of a presbyter or presbyters presbytˈerate /-rət/ noun - The office of presbyter
- A body of presbyters
- The order of presbyters
presbyterial /-tēˈri-əl/ adjective - Of a presbytery
- Of church government by elders
presbytēˈrially adverb presˈbytership noun presˈbytery noun - A church court ranking next above the kirk session, consisting of the ministers and one ruling elder from each church within a certain district
- The district so represented
- The presbyterian system
- Part of a church reserved for the officiating priests, the eastern extremity
- A priest's house (RC)
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