presbyterian · adjective1
From Late Latin presbyterium + -an. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ian or presbytery + -an.
Presbyterian · adjective, noun2
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
presbyterian
Today it means: Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed. Full definition →