PRESBYTERATE


Meaning of PRESBYTERATE in English

/prez bit"euhr it, -euh rayt', pres-/ , n.

1. the office of a presbyter or elder.

2. a body of presbyters or elders.

[ 1635-45; presbyteratus. See PRESBYTER, -ATE 3 ]

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