presbytery

1. 1. A court composed of Presbyterian Church ministers and representative elders of a particular locality.
   2. The district represented by this court.
2. Presbyters considered as a group.
3. Government of a church by presbyters.
4. The section of a church reserved for the clergy.
5. Roman Catholic Church. The residence of a priest.

[Middle English presbetory, priests' bench, from Late Latin presbyterium, council of elders, from Greek presbuterion, from presbuteros, elder. See presbyter.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: building reserved for the officiating clergy

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Presbytery may refer to:

• Presbytery (church polity), a governing body of ordained elders and ministers
• Presbyterium, a body of ordained, active priests in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches
• Presbytery (architecture), the area of a church building reserved for the clergy
• Presbytery (residence), or "rectory", the home of one or more Roman Catholic priests

See also

• Presbyter

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