presbyterial
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See also: Presbyterial
English
Etymology
From Late Latin presbyterium + -al.[1] By surface analysis, presbyter + -ial or presbytery + -al.
Adjective
presbyterial (comparative more presbyterial, superlative most presbyterial)
Derived terms
Noun
presbyterial (plural presbyterials)
- A presbytery run by the Women's Missionary Society.
References
- “presbyterial”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “presbyterial, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
