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Noun: presbytery  'prez-bi,te-ree [N. Amer], prez-bi-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. A residence for clergy, especially Catholic priests
    "The priest retreated to the presbytery after the service"

Derived forms: presbyteries

Type of: building, edifice

Part of: church, church building

Encyclopedia: Presbytery