Bible Dictionaries
Presbyter
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1.
(2):
(n.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; - called also priest.
(3):
(n.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical.
(4):
(n.) A Presbyterian.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Presbyter'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/presbyter.html. 1828.