| 单词 | presbytery |
| 释义 | presbytery /prez"bi ter'ee, pres"-/, n. , pl. 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. Rom. Cath. Ch. a rectory. [1375-1425; late ME presbetory, presbitory priests' bench, for LL presbyterium group of elders < Gk presbytérion. See PRESBYTER, -Y3] |
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