presbytery

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπρεσβῠτέρῐον“group of presbyters”
2. Late Latin · derived frompresbyterium“group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy”
3. Middle English · inherited frompresbetory
4. English todaypresbytery

From Middle English presbetory, presbytory (“part of church reserved for clergy”), from Late Latin presbyterium (“group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy”), from Ancient Greek πρεσβῠτέρῐον (presbŭtérĭon, “group of presbyters”), from πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbŭ́teros, “elder, priest”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). By surface analysis, presbyter + -y. Doublet of presbyterium.