Presbyterate
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 presbytership, eldership
- 2 The order of presbyters.
- 3 A body of presbyters or elders of the Church.
- 1 To constitute or organize according to the Presbyterian system, or along Presbyterian lines. rare
"Discipline..was not to bee exercised by the minister alone and his people, but by a united power of ministers presbyterated (or their delegates, prudent chosen men for such an affaire)."
- 1 Constituted of presbyters or elders. not-comparable, obsolete, rare
Example
More examples"Discipline..was not to bee exercised by the minister alone and his people, but by a united power of ministers presbyterated (or their delegates, prudent chosen men for such an affaire)."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin presbyterātus. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).
From presbyter + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
From presbyter + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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