Presbyter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Presbyter \Pres"by*ter\, n. [L. an elder, fr. Gr. ?. See
     {Priest}.]
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     1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation
        under {Bishop}, n., 1.
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     2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One ordained to the second
        order in the ministry; -- called also {priest}.
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              I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest.
                                                    --Hooker.
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              New presbyter is but old priest writ large.
                                                    --Milton.
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     3. (Presbyterian Ch.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or
        clerical.
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     4. A Presbyterian. [Obs.] --Hudibras.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  presbyter
       n : an elder in the Presbyterian Church