presbyterial

See also: Presbyterial

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

presbyterial (comparative more presbyterial, superlative most presbyterial)

  1. Presbyterian.

Derived terms

Noun

presbyterial (plural presbyterials)

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

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