(1):
(n.) A body of elders in the early Christian church.
(2):
(n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority.
(3):
(n.) The Presbyterian religion of polity.
(4):
(n.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest.
(5):
(n.) The residence of a priest or clergyman.