[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- In the Presbyterian system: an ecclesiastical court or assembly above the consistory and below the synod consisting of the elders or pastors from each parish or congregation within a given area. Formerly also occasionally: †a parochial court, a consistory (obsolete). Compare "class", "presbytery".

- The district comprising the parishes or congregations under the jurisdiction of such a court.

- = "class".


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century; earliest use found in Matthew Sutcliffe (d. 1629), dean of Exeter. From classical Latin classis class