Meanings
nounpresbytership (plural presbyterships)
plural presbyterships
- The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.
Origin
From presbyter + -ship. Piecewise doublet of priestship.
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APA
presbytership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbytership
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“presbytership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbytership. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presbytership,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbytership.
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