presbytera

English

Etymology

From Latin presbytera, a feminized form of presbyter (“priest”).

Noun

presbytera (plural presbyterae)

  1. A female presbyter.
  2. The wife of a presbyter.

Latin

Etymology

Feminization of Late Latin presbyter.

Noun

presbytera f (genitive presbyterae); first declension

  1. (Late Latin) A priestess.
  2. (Late Latin) The wife of a priest.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative presbytera presbyterae
Genitive presbyterae presbyterārum
Dative presbyterae presbyterīs
Accusative presbyteram presbyterās
Ablative presbyterā presbyterīs
Vocative presbytera presbyterae
  • Sicilian: Privitera

References

  • Scholastic Doctrine, by George H Harvard; summary of "Women Priests", by Arlene Swidler & Leonard Swidler (eds.), Paulist Press 1977, pp 99-106.
  • Origines Ecclesiasticæ: The Antiquities of the Christian Church. By Joseph Bingham, H. G. Bohn:1856, p. 104
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