presbyterate
1Presbyterate — Pres*byt er*ate, n. [L. presbyteratus: cf. F. presbyt[ e]rat.] A presbytery; also, presbytership. Heber. [1913 Webster] …
2presbyterate — [prez bit′ər it, presbit′ər it; prez bit′ ə rāt΄, pres bit′ər āt΄] n. [ML(Ec) presbyteratus] 1. the office of a presbyter 2. a body of presbyters …
3presbyterate — noun see presbyter …
4presbyterate — /prez bit euhr it, euh rayt , pres /, n. 1. the office of a presbyter or elder. 2. a body of presbyters or elders. [1635 45; < ML presbyteratus. See PRESBYTER, ATE3] * * * …
5presbyterate — noun A presbytery; also, presbytership …
6presbyterate — pres·byt·er·ate …
7presbyterate — Пресвитерат …
8presbyterate — pres•byt•er•ate [[t]prɛzˈbɪt ər ɪt, əˌreɪt, prɛs [/t]] n. 1) rel the office of a presbyter or elder 2) rel a body of presbyters or elders • Etymology: 1635–45; < ML …
9presbyterate — /prɛzˈbɪtərət/ (say prez bituhruht) noun 1. the office of presbyter or elder. 2. a body of presbyters. {presbyter + ate3} …
10presbyterate — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rə̇t, ˌrāt noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin presbyteratus office of a presbyter, from presbyter + Latin atus ate 1. : a body of presbyters or elders : presbytery 2 2. : the o …