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adj
Constituted of presbyters or elders.
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Usage: not-comparable, obsolete, rare
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noun
presbytership, eldership
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noun
The order of presbyters.
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noun
A body of presbyters or elders of the Church.
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verb
To constitute or organize according to the Presbyterian system, or along Presbyterian lines.
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Usage: rare
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History
Etymology tree English presbyter Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English presbyterate From presbyter + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
From Medieval Latin presbyterātus. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).
Etymology tree English presbyter Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English presbyterate From presbyter + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
