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English
Etymology
From Latin presbytera, a feminized form of presbyter (“priest”).
Noun
presbytera (plural presbyterae)
- A female presbyter.
- The wife of a presbyter.
Latin
Etymology
Feminization of Late Latin presbyter.
Noun
presbytera f (genitive presbyterae); first declension
- (Late Latin) A priestess.
- (Late Latin) The wife of a priest.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
References
- Scholastic Doctrine, by George H Harvard; summary of "Women Priests", by Arlene Swidler & Leonard Swidler (eds.), Paulist Press 1977, pp 99-106.
- Origines Ecclesiasticæ: The Antiquities of the Christian Church. By Joseph Bingham, H. G. Bohn:1856, p. 104