Meanings
plural presbyteria
- architectureA presbytery.
Many stuccos and paintings were also found on the mosaic floor of the presbyterium and choir; most of these are now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis.
1976, A. Ennabli, “MACOMADES MINORES”, in Richard Stillwell, William L[loyd] MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister, editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 540, column 1
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Latinpresbyterium
- Englishpresbyterium
Borrowed from Latin presbyterium. Doublet of presbytery.
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