[ 'sɪnəd , -ɒd ]
■ noun
1》 an assembly of the clergy (and sometimes also the laity) in a division of a Christian Church.
2》 a Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly.
Derivatives
~al adjective
Origin
ME: via late L. from Gk sunodos 'meeting', from sun- 'together' + hodos 'way'.