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presbyteral

presbyteral adjective: of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.

Adjective

presbyteral (comparative more presbyteral, superlative most presbyteral)

  1. Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.

Forms of presbyteral

comparativemore presbyteral
superlativemost presbyteral

Origin of presbyteral

From presbyter + -al. Piecewise doublet of priestal.

Words formed from presbyteral

Questions about presbyteral

What does presbyteral mean?
Presbyteral means of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.
What part of speech is presbyteral?
Presbyteral is an adjective.

Words near presbyteral in the dictionary

  1. presbypropria
  2. presbyte
  3. presbyter
  4. presbytera
  5. presbyterae
  6. presbyteral
  7. presbyterate
  8. presbyterated
  9. presbyterates
  10. presbyteress
  11. presbyteresses

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