/
ˈsɪnəd,
-ɒd/
n.
- an assembly of the clergy (and sometimes also the laity) in a division of a Christian Church.
- a Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: via late L. from Gk sunodos ‘meeting’, from sun- ‘together’ + hodos ‘way’.
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