Presbytery

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A presbytery can be

the residence of one or more presbyters, priests, or religious elders;
an area of a church or cathedral reserved for priests;
the collective college of priests in a diocese, archdiocese, or prelature;
the local unit in the polity of a Presbyterian church, consisting of presbyters (i.e. elders and ministers) of several local congregations; several presbyteries may then form a synod (see Presbyterian church governance).

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