presbyterial
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of presbyterial
First recorded in 1585–95; presbytery + -al 1
Example Sentences
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This was true: the ruling classes had seen too much of presbyterial government, and would prefer bishops as long as they were not pampered and all-powerful.
From A Short History of Scotland by Lang, Andrew
While other churches here and there were continually giving trouble in one way or another, the Putneyites were never guilty of brewing up internal or presbyterial strife.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
But I must first ask, Whence is this fear of the proud swelling waves of presbyterial government?
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
This petition was withdrawn, but a subsequent appeal in March 1830 led to a presbyterial visitation followed by an accusation of heresy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various
This is a calumny against presbyterial government, which is neither privative nor contradistinct, but cumulative to congregational government; and the congregational is a part of that government which is comprehended under the name of presbyterial.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by Gillespie, George
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