presbytera

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

presbytera (plural presbyterae)

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

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Feminization of Late Latin presbyter.

Noun[edit]

presbytera f (genitive presbyterae); first declension

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

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

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

Descendants[edit]

  • Sicilian: Privitera

References[edit]

  • Scholastic Doctrine, by George H Harvard; summary of "Women Priests", by Arlene Swidler & Leonard Swidler (eds.), Paulist Press 1977, pp 99-106. [1]
  • Origines Ecclesiasticæ: The Antiquities of the Christian Church. By Joseph Bingham, H. G. Bohn:1856, p. 104 [2]
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