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presbyter definition

pres·by·ter (prez′bi tər, pres′-)

noun

  1. in the early Christian church and in the Presbyterian Church, an elder
  2. in the Episcopal Church, a priest

Etymology: LL(Ec), an elder: see priest

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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