First Known Use: 14th century
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consistory
noun con·sis·to·ry \kən-ˈsis-t(ə-)rē\
plural con·sis·to·ries
Definition of CONSISTORY
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 \ˌkän-si-ˈstōr-ē-əl, -ˈstȯr-\ adjective
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Origin of CONSISTORY
Middle English consistorie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin & Late Latin; Medieval Latin consistorium church tribunal, from Late Latin, imperial council, from Latin consistere
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