Definition of presbytery Presbytery

pres•by•ter•y

We found 11 definitions of presbytery from 4 different sources.

What does presbytery mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: presbyteries

presbytery - building reserved for the officiating clergy

edifice, building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

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Wiktionary

presbytery (Noun)
The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
presbytery (Noun)
A body of elders in the early Christian church.
presbytery (Noun)
A section of the church reserved for the clergy.
presbytery (Noun)
Presbyters collectively.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

presbytery (n.)
A body of elders in the early Christian church.
presbytery (n.)
A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority.
presbytery (n.)
The Presbyterian religion of polity.
presbytery (n.)
That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest.
presbytery (n.)
The residence of a priest or clergyman.