presbytery
pres.by.tery \'prez-b*-.ter-e-, -tre; 'pres-b*-, -p*-\ n [ME & LL; ME
presbytory part of church reserved for clergy, fr. LL pre]sbyterium group
of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy, fr. Gk presbyterion
group of presbyters, fr. presbyteros elder, priest - more at PRIEST 1: the
part of a church reserved for the officiating clergy 2: a ruling body in
presbyterian churches consisting of the ministers and r epresentative
elders from congregations within a district 3: the jurisdiction of a
presbytery 4: the house of a Roman Catholic parish priest