English Explanatory Dictionary

presbyterate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. presbytership, eldership
  2. The order of presbyters.
  3. A body of presbyters or elders of the Church.
verb
  1. To constitute or organize according to the Presbyterian system, or along Presbyterian lines.
adj
  1. Constituted of presbyters or elders.

Word forms

presbyterate presbyterates presbyterating presbyterated

Etymology

From Medieval Latin presbyterātus. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).

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