presbyteries in English
noun
1
a body of church elders and ministers, especially (in Presbyterian churches) an administrative body (court) representing all the local congregations of a district.
To be added to the church's constitution, the ban must be ratified by a majority of the church's 173 presbyteries before the denomination meets in June.
2
the house of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
The parish is, in effect, being run from the presbytery but the only priest the people see is at Mass on a Sunday.
3
the eastern part of a church chancel beyond the choir; the sanctuary.
The climbers are working on top of the three-tiered presbytery and transept, which were built in the 13th century.
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1. The church has 1,249 congregations, 27 presbyteries, and 1,550 ministers.
2. Sir--We, the underwritten members of Washington and West Lexington Presbyteries, do hereby enter our protest against the proceedings of Synod, in Approbating that minute of the Washington Presbytery, which condemned the sentiments of Mr McNemar, as dangerous to the souls of men, and hostile to the interests of all true religion; and the