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   con·sis·to·ry

   /kənˈsistərē/

   noun

   • 1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) the council of cardinals, with or without the Pope.
   • ▪ (in the Church of England) a court presided over by a bishop, for the administration of ecclesiastical law in a diocese.
   • ▪ (in other Churches) a local administrative body.

   Word Origin Middle English (originally denoting a nonecclesiastical council): from Anglo-Norman French consistorie, from late Latin consistorium, from consistere ‘stand firm’ (see consist).

   Derivatives

   • 1. consistorial adjective

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