p 3 r 1 e 1 s 1 b 3 y 4 t 1 e 1 r 1 y 4
10 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun building reserved for the officiating clergy
originFrom Middle English presbetory, presbytory (“part of church reserved for clergy”), from Late Latin presbyterium (“group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy”), from Ancient Greek πρεσβῠτέρῐον (presbŭtérĭon, “group of presbyters”), from πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbŭ́teros, “elder, priest”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). By surface analysis, presbyter + -y. Doublet of presbyterium.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- presbyter 16
- typey 13
- preyers 12
- retypes 12
- typy 12
- preyer 11
- pryers 11
- retype 11
- spryer 11
- steepy 11
- yesty 11
- beery 10