pres ‧ by ‧ ter ‧ y /ˈprezbət ə ri, ˈprezbɪt ə ri $ -teri/ BrE AmE noun ( plural presbyteries ) [countable]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: presbiterie , from Late Latin presbyterium , from Greek , from presbyteros ; ⇨ ↑ priest ]
1 . a local court or council of the Presbyterian church or the area controlled by that church
2 . a house in which a Roman Catholic priest lives
3 . the eastern part of a church, behind the area where the ↑ choir (=singers) sits