Presbyte,pres'-bite,

s. a presbyope. has the pastoral charge of a particular church (Gr. presbyteros, the comparative of presbys old). government by presbyters; consisting of presbyters. byterianism. church government which, discarding prelacy, regards all ministers in conclave as on the same level in rank and function. Christian Church; a court consisting of the pastors, each with a ruling elder, of the churches within a particular district; the district represented in a presbytery. to scio, to know). and scindo, to cut). of conduct; to direct medically: v.n. to claim by pre or script; to give medical directions;to give law (L. præ, and scribo, to write). for. or directing by rules; that which is prescribed; a recipe; the claim or title to a thing by virtue of long use[Law]. use; pleading long customary use [Law]. thing in a certain place near or in company; appersons proach face present to face before; state a great of being person; in view the person of; sight; demeanour. Real presence, the real existence of the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist. Presence of mind, a calm, collected state of mind. in which a great personage receives company. idea. or Present, prez' -ent, a. being in a certain place; being before the face or near; being now in view or under consideration; being at this time; ready at hand; favourably attentive; not absent in mind. Present tense, the form of a verb which expre es action or being in the present time [Gram.] The present, the present time (L. præ, and ens, being.) written in a deed of conveyance or other instrument [Law]. or Present, pre-zent',v.a. to introduce into the presence of a superior; to exhibit; to give; to offer; to point, as agun, to another; to nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to lay before a public body or a court;to token of respect. ing; representation; the act or right of presenting to a church living; a gift. Presentation copy, a copy in ofa work presented as a testimony of respect. presentation; that admits the presentation of a clerk [Eccles.]: apprehending or apprehended directly [Psychology.] to Presentee, prez-en-tee', s. one presented to a benefice. ception (L. præ, and sentient). sionofsomething, usually unpleasant, about to happen. Presentivene , pre-zent'-iv-nes, s. the quality of being preventive. immediately. representation; the notice taken from their own knowledge by agrand jury of any offence; an indictment presented by a grand jury [Law].