ˈklasə̇s noun
( plural clas·ses -aˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, class — more at class
1. : an ecclesiastical governing body of a district in certain churches of presbyterian polity (as Dutch and German Reformed churches in Europe and America) consisting of the ministers and representative elders of the district
2. : the ecclesiastical district governed by a classis and corresponding to a presbytery