consistory

One entry found for consistory.

Main Entry: con·sis·to·ry
Pronunciation: k&n-'sis-t(&-)rE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English consistorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin; Medieval Latin consistorium church tribunal, from Late Latin, imperial council, from Latin consistere
1 : a solemn assembly : COUNCIL
2 : a church tribunal or governing body: as a : a solemn meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals convoked and presided over by the pope b : a church session in some Reformed churches
3 : the organization that confers the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry usually from the 19th to the 32d inclusive; also : a meeting of such an organization
- con·sis·tor·i·al /"kän-si-'stOr-E-&l, -'stor-/ adjective