PRESBYTERIUM
\pɹɪsba͡ɪtˈi͡əɹɪəm], \pɹɪsbaɪtˈiəɹɪəm], \p_ɹ_ɪ_s_b_aɪ_t_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_m]\
Definitions of PRESBYTERIUM
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That part of the church where divine offices are performed; formerly applied to tile choir or chancel, because it was the place appropriated to the bishop, priest, and other clergy, while the laity were confined to the body ol' the church. Jacob.
By Henry Campbell Black
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