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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The office of a presbyter.
  • noun A body or an order of presbyters.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The office or station of a presbyter.
  • noun A presbytery.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A presbytery; also, presbytership.

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  • noun A presbytery; also, presbytership.

Etymologies

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presbyter +‎ -ate

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Examples

  • According to all texts previously quoted the presbyterate is the bishop's advisory council and his support, and constitutes with him a governing body which has a claim to due reverence and obedience while itself subordinate to him (ad Trall., xii, 2; ad Eph., iv, 1; cf. Polyc., v, 2).

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

  • Ordination was more and more being regarded as a merely civil requirement, but conveying no ministerial commission; recognition by the congregation with the laying on of the hands of the presbyterate was the only ordination they allowed as apostolic.

    By What Authority? Robert Hugh Benson 1892

  • That is, the presbyterate is a pastoral role rather than a sacramental role.

    SA Latest News 2009

  • The prefect affirmed that this year must be "a year of prayer by priests, with priests and for priests, a year for the renewal of the spirituality of the presbyterate and of each priest."

    For our wonderful priests! Particularly those who in recent years celebrated their silver or golden jubilee.. Catholic Mom of 10 2009

  • This function was taken away from them,by the presbyterate/Cardinals etc.

    Catholic priest in short supply for anointing of the sick | RELIGION Blog | dallasnews.com 2009

  • Indeed not, since it is one of the bitter fruits of those councils that the presbyterate has been decimated by tens of thousands; seminaries closed and Sunday congregations reduced to single digit percentages in most western countries.

    The London Colney Conference: A Report 2009

  • This undoubtedly demonstrates that the current pontificate is doing absolutely nothing to halt the inexorable slide of the modernist presbyterate into sodomy & eventual oblivion.

    The "homosexualization" of the clergy in Latin America 2009

  • Trusting in your Bishops, united fraternally to the whole presbyterate and supported by the portion of the People of God commended to your care, you will be able to respond faithfully to the Lord who has called you, just as he called Joseph to watch over Mary and the Child Jesus!

    Teaching about St Joseph 2009

  • Its presbyterate is disappearing and, finally, some of the older hierarchs have at last had the courage to speak out now they do not have jobs to lose.

    Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta chairman of the SSPX commission 2009

  • Trusting in your Bishops, united fraternally to the whole presbyterate and supported by the portion of the People of God commended to your care, you will be able to respond faithfully to the Lord who has called you, just as he called Joseph to watch over Mary and the Child Jesus!

    Archive 2009-04-01 2009

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