单词 | consistory |
释义 | consistory n. (pl. -ies)   1. RC Ch. the council of cardinals (with or without the pope).   2. (in full consistory court) (in the Church of England) a court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law in a diocese.   3. (in other Churches) a local administrative body. Derivatives consistorial adj. Etymology: ME f. AF consistorie, OF -oire f. LL consistorium (as consist) |
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