PRESBYTERY


Meaning of PRESBYTERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprezbɪtərɪ ]

n. (pl. -ies) 1 the eastern part of a chancel beyond the choir; the sanctuary. 2 a a body of presbyters, esp. a court next above a Kirk-session. b a district represented by this. 3 the house of a Roman Catholic priest. [ME f. OF presbiterie f. eccl.L f. Gk presbuterion (as PRESBYTER)]

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