I. |prezbə|tirēəl, -esb-, -tēr- adjective
Etymology: presbytery + -al
1. usually capitalized , archaic : presbyterian 2
2. : of or relating to a presbyter or a body of presbyters
a presbyterial title
3. : of, relating to, or based upon a local presbytery
substitute a presbyterial … polity for episcopacy — W.E.Garrison
4. usually capitalized
[ presbyterial (II) ]
: of or relating to a Presbyterial
Presbyterial officers
Presbyterial meeting
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: an organization of Presbyterian women associated with a presbytery — compare synodical