body+of+elders

  • 31Presbytery — Pres by*ter*y, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L. presbyterium, Gr. ?. See {Presbyter}, and cf. {Presbyterium}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. [1913 Webster] 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 32Quarter sessions — Session Ses sion, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See {Sit}.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 33Session — Ses sion, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See {Sit}.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do import.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34Sessions of the peace — Session Ses sion, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See {Sit}.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] So much his ascension into heaven and his session at the right hand of God do… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 35Nsugbe — Nsugbe …

    Wikipedia

  • 36gerontocracy — /dʒɛrənˈtɒkrəsi/ (say jeruhn tokruhsee) noun (plural gerontocracies) 1. government by a body of elders. 2. a governing body consisting of old people. {geronto + cracy} …

  • 37Eldership — Eld er*ship, n. 1. The state of being older; seniority. Paternity an eldership. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38Evangelical Union (Scotland) — The Evangelical Union was a religious denomination which originated in the suspension of the Rev. James Morison, minister of a United Secession congregation in Kilmarnock, Scotland, for certain views regarding faith, the work of the Holy Spirit… …

    Wikipedia

  • 39Protestant Reformed Churches in America — Infobox Christian denomination name = Protestant Reformed Churches in America (PRC or PRCA) caption = main classification = Protestant orientation = Calvinistic/Reformed founded date = 1924 1925 founded place = United States and Canada separated… …

    Wikipedia

  • 40Estonian Defence League — Kaitseliit Active 1918 – 1940 1991 – present …

    Wikipedia