Etymology

presbyterate

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Today it means: presbytership, eldership Full definition →

Medieval Latin presbyterātus
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presbyterate · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed frompresbyterātus
  2. English todaypresbyterate

From Medieval Latin presbyterātus. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a body of people involved with it).

presbyterate · verb2

From presbyter + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

presbyterate · adjective3

From presbyter + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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