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presbytery

In church architecture, the sanctuary, or that part of the choir of the church in which the high altar is placed. The name is sometimes extended to the whole choir. The term presbytery is also used for a modern Roman Catholic clergy-house.



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There were no looking-glasses in the Presbytery but uncle had a piece not bigger than my two hands for his shaving.
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The presbytery has lost nothing of its charm, nor the garden its brightness.
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