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consistory

[ kuhn-sis-tuh-ree ]
/ kənˈsɪs tə ri /
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noun, plural con·sis·to·ries.
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Origin of consistory

1275–1325; Middle English consistorie<Anglo-French <Late Latin consistōrium meeting place, equivalent to Latin consist(ere) (see consist) + -(t)ōrium-tory2

OTHER WORDS FROM consistory

con·sis·to·ri·al [kon-si-stawr-ee-uhl, -stohr-], /ˌkɒn sɪˈstɔr i əl, -ˈstoʊr-/, con·sis·to·ri·an, adjectivenon·con·sis·to·ri·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for consistory

consistory
/ (kənˈsɪstərɪ) /

noun plural -ries
Church of England
  1. the court of a diocese (other than Canterbury) administering ecclesiastical law
  2. the area in a church where the consistory meets
RC Church an assembly of the cardinals and the pope
(in certain Reformed Churches) the governing body of a local congregation or church
archaic a council or assembly

Derived forms of consistory

consistorial (ˌkɒnsɪˈstɔːrɪəl) or consistorian, adjective

Word Origin for consistory

C14: from Old French consistorie, from Medieval Latin consistōrium ecclesiastical tribunal, ultimately from Latin consistere to stand still
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