'Presbyter' definitions:
Definition of 'presbyter'
From: WordNet
noun
An elder in the Presbyterian Church
Definition of 'Presbyter'
From: GCIDE
- Presbyter \Pres"by*ter\, n. [L. an elder, fr. Gr. ?. See Priest.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest. [1913 Webster]
- I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- New presbyter is but old priest writ large. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Presbyterian Ch.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A Presbyterian. [Obs.] --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]