[san-hed-rin, -hee-drin, sahn-, san-i-drin] 
| 1. | Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c. |
| 2. | Also called Lesser Sanhedrin. a lower tribunal of this period, consisting of 23 members. |
| San·hed·rin (sān-hěd'rĭn, -hē'drĭn, sän-) n. The highest judicial and ecclesiastical council of the ancient Jewish nation, composed of from 70 to 72 members. [Hebrew sanhedrîn, from Greek sunedrion, council, from sunedros, sitting in council : sun-, syn- + hedrā, seat; see sed- in Indo-European roots.] |
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