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presbytery.
1. Part of a church in which the high-altar stands, at the east of the choir. It is often raised above floor-level, and is used exclusively by those who minister in the services of the altar.

2. Priest's house.

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presbytery , in architecture, the space in the eastern end of a church reserved for the higher clergy. It was also known in the early Christian Church as the apse , tribune, or exedra. In the English medieval cathedrals the presbytery usually occupies a large space between the high altar and the choir stalls. The term is used in Presbyterian churches for the court composed of the ministers and representative elders (one from each congregation) of a district.

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Presbytery.
1. The sanctuary or eastern part of the chancel of a church beyond the choir.

2. The residence of (especially) RC priests.

3. According to current Presbyterian usage, the Church court which has oversight of and jurisdiction over a particular area. A Presbyterian minister is ordained by it (the ministerial members only joining in the imposition of hands) and is subject to it, and it is responsible for the oversight of public worship.

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