presbyterate
The English word “presbyterate” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- presbytership, eldership
- The order of presbyters.
- A body of presbyters or elders of the Church.
verb
- To constitute or organize according to the Presbyterian system, or along Presbyterian lines.
adjective
- Constituted of presbyters or elders.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin presbyterātus. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).
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