consistory
consistory
Definition
con·sis·tory (kən sis′tə rē)
noun pl. -·ries
- Obsolete a meeting place for a council or court
- the meeting of a council
- a church council or court, as the papal senate, a council of deacons, etc.
- a session of such a body
Etymology: ME consistorie < OFr < L consistorium, place of assembly, council < consistere: see consist
con′·sis·to′·rial (kän′sis tôr′ē əl) adjective
consistory
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- secret: The decision about who is to be made a cardinal is discussed in a secret consistory, but the ceremony appointing them is public.
Modifies a noun
- court: The consistory courts are the courts of first instance of the Church of England.
- record: Through examining consistory court records, Johansen describes the reasons behind the granting of divorces and the splitting up of familial assets.
- case: The Measure, which led to consistory court cases involving adulterous vicars, is deemed by many to be expensive and cumbersome.
- system: They are deemed necessary because the current consistory court system is too cumbersome and hardly ever used.
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