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What is a presbytery?

What is a presbytery? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
  2. A body of elders in the early Christian church.
  3. A chancel; a section of the church reserved for the clergy.
  4. Presbyters collectively.
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The climbers are working on top of the three-tiered presbytery and transept, which were built in the 13th century.
A representative from each presbytery, along with the three most recent moderators and three elders appointed by the Assembly, each have a vote.
The woman in the case, now living in Britain, alleged the abuse against her by the priest took place at his presbytery.
The parish is, in effect, being run from the presbytery but the only priest the people see is at Mass on a Sunday.
What survives today as the parish church is the crossing, transepts, presbytery, and ambulatory.
The district of the abbess of civil nature with its main courtyard, the abbey palate, the presbytery, stables and other dependences.

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