presbyterate

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presbyterate^¹

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From Medieval Latin presbyterātus. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).

noun presbyterates

presbytership, eldership
The order of presbyters.
A body of presbyters or elders of the Church.

presbyterate^²

verb presbyterates · presbyterating · presbyterated

rare To constitute or organize according to the Presbyterian system, or along Presbyterian lines. 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).

presbyterate^³

adjective

not comparable, obsolete, rare Constituted of presbyters or elders.

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@misc{presbyterate_2026,
  title = {presbyterate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/presbyterate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}