consistory

Значение (Английский)

1. A solemn assembly or council.
2. The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.
3. An assembly of prelates; a session of the College of Cardinals at Rome.
4. A church tribunal or governing body, especially of elders in a Reformed church.
5. (Early, Modern, obsolete) A civil court of justice.

Синонимы

town council

Переводы

consistoire

Konsistorium

consistorie

concistoro

consistorio

Rathaus

Gemeindeamt

Vollversammlung der Kardinäle

εκκλησιαστικό δικαστήριο

εκκλησιαστικό συμβούλιο

hôtel de ville

Consistoire

municipalità

concistorio

Произносится как (IPA)

/kənˈsɪstəɹi/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: consistorie

Родственно старофранцузский: consistoire

In summary

Inherited from Middle English consistorie, from Old Northern French consistorie (“secular tribunal”) (Old French consistoire), and Late Latin consistorium (“waiting room, meeting place of the imperial council”). Meaning "Church council" is from early 14th century.