presbytery

• n. 长老（总称）；长老会教务评议会；长老会辖区；神父的宅邸

来自presbyter,长老，-y,集合名词后缀。引申词义长老会，苏格兰国教，因苏格兰国教由长老领导，而不像其它基督教教会由主教领导。

presbytery (n.)

"part of a church reserved for the clergy," early 15c., from Church Latin presbyterium, from Greek presbyterion, from presbyteros "an elder" (see Presbyterian). Meaning "body of elders in the Presbyterian system" is recorded from 1570s.

1. He had learned from that scene in the presbytery with Frank long ago.

他从很久以前与弗兰克在神父私邸发生的争吵中吸取了教训.

来自辞典例句