presbyterial

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See also: Presbyterial

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin presbyterium +‎ -al.[1] By surface analysis, presbyter +‎ -ial or presbytery +‎ -al.

Adjective[edit]

presbyterial (comparative more presbyterial, superlative most presbyterial)

  1. Presbyterian.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

presbyterial (plural presbyterials)

  1. A presbytery run by the Women's Missionary Society.

References[edit]

  1. ^ presbyterial, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.