Presbyt.
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Presbyt′eral, Presbytē′rial, Presbytē′rian, pertaining to, or consisting of, presbyters: pertaining to Presbytery or that form of church government in which all the clergy or presbyters are equal—opp. to Episcopacy.—n.
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Presbyt′erāte, the office of a presbyter: a presbytery.—adv.
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A cure, in addition to his regular salary, received fees for baptisms, marriages, funerals and special masses, and had the benefit of a free house called a presbyt�re.
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Their quarters, a few storehouses, and the little church with its modest presbyt�re, form an outpost to the civilised world.
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I took him home with me to my presbyt�re at S�vres,—for that was my parish,—and we lived together in peace until the terrible decree was issued which proclaimed all France atheist.
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