presbyterate
[ prez-bit-er-it, -uh-reyt, pres- ]
noun
the office of a presbyter or elder.
a body of presbyters or elders.
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How to use presbyterate in a sentence
But the candidature of this person, who had been deposed from the presbyterate under Leo IV., was indefensible.
The presbyterate could have no worse ideal, and could follow no more pernicious example, than that of the Jewish priesthood.
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British Dictionary definitions for presbyterate
presbyterate
/ (prɛzˈbɪtərɪt, -ˌreɪt) /
noun
the status or office of a presbyter
a group of presbyters
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