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Presbytis
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
(presbytress). This word, in the various forms πρεσβύτερα, presbytera, presbyterissa, is of frequent occurrence in ancient writers, and denotes either the wife of a presbyter or a deaconess in the Church. Sometimes it denotes the matron of a cloister, and an abbess. (See DEACONESS).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Presbytis'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/presbytis.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.