consistorian

English

Etymology

From consistory +‎ -ian.

Adjective

consistorian (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, often derogatory) Relating to a Presbyterian consistory.
    • a. 1675, John Milton, Brief Notes upon a late Sermon Titl'd, The Fear of God and the King; […]; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume II, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 805:
      You fall next on the Conſistorian Schiſmatics; for ſo you call Presbyterians,

Noun

consistorian (plural consistorians)

  1. (archaic) a Presbyterian
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