presbytery >> /ˈprɛzbəˌtɛri/
Definition: [noun] A body of Church elders and ministers, especially (in Presbyterian Churches) an administrative body (court) representing all the local congregations of a district.
Example: To be added to the church's constitution, the ban must be ratified by a majority of the church's 173 presbyteries before the denomination meets in June.
Definition: [noun] The house of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
Example: The parish is, in effect, being run from the presbytery but the only priest the people see is at Mass on a Sunday.
Definition: [noun] The eastern part of a church chancel beyond the choir; the sanctuary.
Example: The climbers are working on top of the three-tiered presbytery and transept, which were built in the 13th century.