presbyterial
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of presbyterial
First recorded in 1585–95; presbytery + -al 1
Example Sentences
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After it was resolved and voted in both the honourable houses of Parliament, and sent as one of the propositions to the treaty at Uxbridge, “That many particular congregations shall be under one presbyterial government.”
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
They deceive kings who make them believe that the government of the kirk—I mean presbyterial government—cannot suit with monarchy.
From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James
Having told us of the proud swelling waves of presbyterial government, I asked upon what coast had those waves done any hurt, France, or Scotland, or Holland, or terra incognita?
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
These charges were contemptuously dismissed by the presbyterial court.
From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Burns, Robert
Long experience had taught him the inconveniences of presbyterial government as it then existed in Scotland.
From A Short History of Scotland by Lang, Andrew
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